BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19
Verden Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
40Years Surveyed
1967–2017Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Verden
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 127 | 2017 | +298% | 1977 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 80 | 2017 | +467% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 79 | 2017 | +43% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 60 | 2017 | +69% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 48 | 2017 | -23% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 46 | 2017 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 41 | 2017 | +49% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 41 | 2017 | +42% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 41 | 2017 | +66% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 40 | 2015 | +856% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 28 | 2017 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2017 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 23 | 2017 | -61% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 20 | 2004 | +63% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 19 | 2017 | -37% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 16 | 2017 | +13% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2017 | -78% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 16 | 2017 | -3% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2017 | +3% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2017 | +533% | 1973 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2017 | +350% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2017 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2017 | -79% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2017 | +167% | 1969 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2017 | +125% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2017 | +800% | 2015 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2017 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2017 | -69% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2017 | -80% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 1971 | +200% | 1969 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2017 | +60% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 2017 | +39% | 1969 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 5 | 2017 | +60% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2017 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2017 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2017 | +75% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2017 | +200% | 2004 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2017 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2017 | -32% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1978 | -40% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.