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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 25

Four Lakes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

66Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2001Span
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Bird Species Found on Arkansas Four Lakes

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Four Lakes 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 BuntingCardinalidae742001+49%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae522001-28%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae492001+0%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae452001+20%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae402001-3%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342001-31%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262001+31%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182001+80%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172001-18%1996
Hooded WarblerParulidae162001+83%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae152001+94%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142001-25%1996
American CrowCorvidae122001-39%1996
Prairie WarblerParulidae122001+367%1996
Blue JayCorvidae112001-17%1996
Kentucky WarblerParulidae112001-14%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102001+62%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102001-34%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102001-40%1996
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae102001+0%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72001+22%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62001-29%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52001-18%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52001-33%1996
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42001+29%1996
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32001+0%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae32001-53%1996
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae32001+75%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32001+117%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32001+200%1995
Green HeronArdeidae32001+50%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22001-33%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22001+20%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22001-10%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae21997-50%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22001+40%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22001-50%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21997+33%1995
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae22001+60%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22001+0%1996

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