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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 22

Welch Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Welch

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Welch 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1252025+11%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae952025-37%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae482025+442%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae462025-8%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025-46%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025+118%1969
European StarlingSturnidae312025+23%1969
House SparrowPasseridae312025-44%1969
American CrowCorvidae292025-25%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae282025+171%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-62%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae222025-79%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222025-66%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025-7%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025-67%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae142025-32%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+217%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142025+140%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+100%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+300%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-76%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+200%1976
Little Blue HeronArdeidae62015-11%1972
American RobinTurdidae62025-30%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+300%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025+188%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62011+22%1982
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+200%1982
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+200%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+83%1976
Great EgretArdeidae52025+17%1986
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+0%1971
Blue JayCorvidae42025+167%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+0%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+33%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+200%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-67%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-80%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32018-67%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+150%1977

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