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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 21

Tatums Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Tatums

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tatums 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae902024-13%1994
American CrowCorvidae762024-9%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae352024+90%1994
Painted BuntingCardinalidae332024+4%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae282024-21%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272024+2%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae222024+215%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222024+355%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae182024-30%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024-38%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-61%1994
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae162024-7%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024-33%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+175%1994
DickcisselCardinalidae142024-63%1994
Black VultureCathartidae122019+375%2006
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122022+25%1999
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae122011n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-81%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102024+0%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+350%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-71%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-95%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72018+89%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-55%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+275%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+46%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-14%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae52018-32%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52024+47%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae52022+50%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+100%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52009+0%2005
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-17%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42022-33%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-14%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-83%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024-53%1994
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32024+60%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024-36%1994

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