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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Harrisburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Harrisburg

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Harrisburg 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae4222019+29%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae632019+35%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae472019+161%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342019+53%1969
European StarlingSturnidae302019+188%1969
American RobinTurdidae272019+315%1972
American CrowCorvidae262019+833%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212019-48%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182019+13%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182019+200%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae172019+102%1969
House SparrowPasseridae162019-56%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142019+100%1974
Blue JayCorvidae132019-9%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132019+271%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae122019+154%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122019-58%1969
Snowy EgretArdeidae102012+900%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92019-63%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92019+17%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae92009-26%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae92019+64%1969
Great Blue HeronArdeidae92012+175%1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae82012-8%1972
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae82019+56%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72012+67%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62019+50%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62012+100%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52019+22%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42019+71%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42019+271%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42019+400%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42019+100%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae42012+71%1977
Wood DuckAnatidae31999+50%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32019-9%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae32004-57%1987
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31987+14%1983
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32019+300%1980
American KestrelFalconidae32004+200%1981

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