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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Wichita Mts West Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Oklahoma Wichita Mts West

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wichita Mts West 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
Canada GooseAnatidae1322025-24%2006
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1032013+98%2011
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae902025-9%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae712025+59%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025-30%2006
Painted BuntingCardinalidae352025-1%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae352025+11%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322025-53%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae282025+8%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae252025-38%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025+460%2006
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+60%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025-35%2006
American CrowCorvidae132025-12%2006
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae122025+25%2006
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025-69%2006
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+53%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112019+93%2006
Great Horned OwlStrigidae92025+225%2009
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92025-17%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-33%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-14%2006
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82025+186%2007
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae72025+350%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62025-35%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+80%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025+0%2006
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+100%2018
Black-capped VireoVireonidae52025+229%2006
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+186%2010
European StarlingSturnidae52025+400%2018
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+13%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae42018+29%2008
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42025-12%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025-39%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+0%2007
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae32025-14%2007
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32025-13%2009
American KestrelFalconidae32025+33%2016
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-14%2009

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