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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 25

Ashdown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Ashdown

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ashdown 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae672023+347%1969
American CrowCorvidae382023-9%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362023+36%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae292023-28%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262023+306%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232023+148%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232023+27%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222023+538%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212023+240%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae15202316×1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142023-23%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae122023+160%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112023+463%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae112021+20%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112023+283%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102023-52%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102023+9%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae102023-49%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102023+100%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92023-77%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92023+84%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae9201918×1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae82023-55%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae82023+78%1972
Fish CrowCorvidae82023+220%1982
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82023-43%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae72023-61%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72023+240%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62013+233%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023-30%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52023-63%1969
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52023-50%1970
Hooded WarblerParulidae52023+375%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+38%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae41999+133%1976
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023+17%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae42007n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32022-92%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32023+680%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae32014-13%1969

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