BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 24

Farwell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Farwell

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Farwell 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
Chimney SwiftApodidae932018+172%2012
DickcisselCardinalidae812018+38%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae642018+1%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542018-1%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae532018-28%2012
Black VultureCathartidae492018+625%2012
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae492018+119%2012
Blue JayCorvidae492018+62%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae482018-38%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae452018+7%2012
House SparrowPasseridae442018+562%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae382018+22%2012
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae362018+65%2012
American CrowCorvidae342018+10%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae332018+7%2012
American RobinTurdidae322018+437%2012
American GoldfinchFringillidae302018+8%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae272018+150%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272018+57%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae262018+42%2012
Field SparrowPasserellidae232018-30%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae232018+35%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae222018+25%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae202018+300%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae182018+44%2012
European StarlingSturnidae172018-53%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172018-14%2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162018+26%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162018-2%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae152018+52%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142018+26%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142018-17%2012
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae132018+55%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132018+2%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122018+23%2012
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122018+38%2012
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122018+14%2012
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae112018+93%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112018+28%2012
Northern ParulaParulidae92018-28%2012

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