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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Hughes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 54 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Hughes

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

Species recorded on the Hughes 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 BlackbirdIcteridae652025-44%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae402025+55%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025-42%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372025-15%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+51%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-50%1969
European StarlingSturnidae172023+126%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+77%1969
American CrowCorvidae172025+193%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025-9%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025-43%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+9%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72025+81%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+450%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+258%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-90%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025-62%1969
American RobinTurdidae62025+420%1973
MallardAnatidae62019-23%1983
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+333%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+190%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+143%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae52021+491%2007
Wood DuckAnatidae42019-81%1978
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023-53%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-48%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-31%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025+13%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae42023-23%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42023-44%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+189%1980
American CootRallidae41973n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025-27%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae42021+67%2009
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42018-62%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025-92%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025-62%2011
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025+16%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025-52%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae32025+300%1976

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.