BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26
Augusta Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 34 survey years, no longer active.
87Species Recorded
34Years Surveyed
1967–2001Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Arkansas Augusta
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 352 | 2001 | +605% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 124 | 2001 | +401% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 73 | 2001 | +367% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 63 | 2001 | +97% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 58 | 2001 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 49 | 2001 | -19% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2001 | +134% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2001 | +81% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 20 | 2001 | -23% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2001 | +112% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2001 | +500% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2001 | +257% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2001 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 12 | 2001 | +144% | 1972 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2001 | +120% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2001 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2001 | +100% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2001 | -48% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 2001 | +46% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2001 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2001 | +180% | 1971 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 1999 | +500% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2001 | -39% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2001 | +200% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2001 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2001 | +22% | 1969 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2001 | +100% | 1987 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 5 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2001 | +50% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2001 | +267% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2001 | +80% | 1972 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2001 | +100% | 1993 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 1997 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2001 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 2001 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2001 | +11% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2001 | -38% | 1972 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 1994 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2001 | +60% | 1973 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2000 | -78% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.