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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae862025-4%1994
American CrowCorvidae712025-13%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502025+277%2002
Painted BuntingCardinalidae392025+13%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-52%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae242025+74%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025-29%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+418%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025-72%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025-15%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-80%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+169%1994
Black VultureCathartidae122019+375%2006
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122022+25%1999
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae122011n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112025+109%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-14%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-27%1994
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-24%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+156%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025-83%1994
DickcisselCardinalidae92025-60%1994
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-46%1994
House SparrowPasseridae82025-55%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82025+28%1994
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72018+89%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+400%1994
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52025+100%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-14%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae52018-32%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52009+0%2005
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-17%2005
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-94%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025-8%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-14%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025-61%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+283%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-20%1994
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32025-40%1994
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32025+0%2002

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.