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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 24

Avoca Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Avoca

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Avoca 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
European StarlingSturnidae1612024+103%1970
American RobinTurdidae642024+42%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352024+1%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024+35%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312024-48%1970
American CrowCorvidae272024+38%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024+138%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-85%1970
House FinchFringillidae182024+23%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024+0%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-70%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-39%1970
House SparrowPasseridae162024-87%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152024+900%1977
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+180%1970
Blue JayCorvidae102024-33%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024-90%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae92024-53%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92024+343%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+233%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+22%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+80%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024+90%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024+50%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+283%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+114%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-64%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+0%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+250%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+57%1971
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52023+25%2022
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+100%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-54%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae42011-85%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-64%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae42014-77%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32023+17%1970
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32023+40%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae32006-55%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32023-14%1971

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