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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Wichita Mtns East Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2022Span
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Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Wichita Mtns East

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wichita Mtns East 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 BobwhiteOdontophoridae522022+68%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462022+13%2006
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae452018+33%2012
Painted BuntingCardinalidae402022-16%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae312022-26%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae292022-14%2006
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae29202219×2014
Black-capped VireoVireonidae202022+41%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192022+207%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae132022+19%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132022-19%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122022+3%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122022-58%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122021-50%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae112022+160%2006
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102022-69%2006
American CrowCorvidae92022+15%2006
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92022-45%2006
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92022+0%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae9202212×2006
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82022+0%2006
American KestrelFalconidae82022+111%2015
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62022-44%2006
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae62022+183%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62022+58%2007
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52022-33%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52019-9%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52022-54%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42022+0%2006
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42017-40%2006
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42022-5%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021+133%2010
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42022-39%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42022+275%2009
European StarlingSturnidae42021+150%2018
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32022+40%2006
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32022+17%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22022-83%2006
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+25%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae22022-32%2014

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