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BBS Route · Oklahoma · BCR 19

Wichita Mts West Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 Mts West

Top 40 of 76 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 GooseAnatidae1312022-41%2006
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1032013+98%2011
Painted BuntingCardinalidae592022-5%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae422022-40%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae422022-2%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae412022+31%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322022-58%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae272022-48%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae212022-17%2006
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae202022-72%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae192022-31%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae182022-19%2006
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122022-22%2006
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae112022+60%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112022-4%2006
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112019+93%2006
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae102017+900%2014
Black-capped VireoVireonidae92022+400%2006
American CrowCorvidae82022-10%2006
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82022+86%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72022+100%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72022+214%2010
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72022+64%2018
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62022+360%2006
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62022+10%2006
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62022+40%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62022-50%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52019-74%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52022+0%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52022-56%2006
European StarlingSturnidae52022+400%2018
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42022+113%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae42018+29%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42022+93%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32021+0%2009
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32021-41%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae22022+133%2008
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22019+100%2009
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+100%2009
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22022+325%2006

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