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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Wakita Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
34Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Wakita

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wakita 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1552016+14%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae992016+34%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae972016+52%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae892016+217%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae822016+35%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae802016+115%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372016+39%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae362016+32%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342016+144%1969
House SparrowPasseridae252016-68%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae152016+118%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae142016+0%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae122015n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae112016-72%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae92016-76%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae92016+433%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82016+74%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae81992n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72016+977%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62016+275%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae62016-43%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62016+200%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52013+67%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52016+100%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42016-40%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42003+200%1970
American CrowCorvidae42016-62%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42015-15%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42013+33%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42016+475%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42015+50%1984
Great EgretArdeidae42015+0%2003
Blue JayCorvidae32016+25%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32006-77%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32016-32%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae31982+200%1967
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32016-16%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32000-14%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae32016-77%1993
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22016-33%1975

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