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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Tegarden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2016Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Tegarden

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tegarden 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae812016+276%1977
DickcisselCardinalidae422016+235%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae322016-79%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae312016-79%1969
European StarlingSturnidae312004+560%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae262016+53%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae262016+136%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212016+79%1969
American CrowCorvidae202016-47%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172016+219%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132016-47%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132016+267%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122016-64%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122016+118%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae122016+500%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122016-35%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae122011-55%1975
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92016-68%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62011+63%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae62008-15%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52016-70%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52015-95%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52016+120%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae52016+100%2004
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52005-57%1982
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42016-65%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42016-46%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42016+500%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42016+36%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae32011+0%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32016+67%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae31976-63%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32011+167%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32016+75%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32016+67%1985
American KestrelFalconidae22010-50%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22015-88%1969
Blue JayCorvidae22011-43%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae21968-50%1967
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22015+60%2000

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