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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 21

Skiatook Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

96Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2019Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Skiatook

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Skiatook route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
DickcisselCardinalidae442019+149%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae332019+100%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322019-73%1984
American CrowCorvidae312019-48%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae282019+115%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242019+84%1984
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae212019-20%1984
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae202019-34%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202019+83%1984
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192019-51%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae182019-63%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132019+100%1984
European StarlingSturnidae112019-39%1984
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae102002+15%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae92019-42%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92019+81%1984
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92019+325%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82019+267%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72019-35%1984
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72019-59%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72019-76%1984
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72019+250%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62019+80%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62019-62%1984
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52019-78%1984
Brown ThrasherMimidae52019-38%1984
American RobinTurdidae52019-86%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42019-13%1984
Blue JayCorvidae42019-65%1984
Painted BuntingCardinalidae42019+167%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae42019+17%1984
House SparrowPasseridae42019+13%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42019+17%1992
Gray CatbirdMimidae42002+300%1993
Fish CrowCorvidae42017+150%2015
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32012-50%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae32019-77%1984
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32019-55%1984
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32019+13%1984
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32019-11%1985

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.