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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Hughes Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Hughes

Top 40 of 107 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 BlackbirdIcteridae712023-38%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae662023-3%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae652023+85%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342023-50%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae262023-56%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262023+26%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262023-26%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae25202321×2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae242023+50%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202023+267%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202023-5%1969
American CrowCorvidae192023+140%1976
European StarlingSturnidae172023+126%1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162023-11%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142023+54%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae132023-57%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae132023-59%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132023+311%1980
American RobinTurdidae132023+380%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae132023+240%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae112022+20%1973
Blue JayCorvidae112023-39%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae112023+56%1974
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112023+139%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82023+30%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82023-6%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72023-68%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72023+375%1977
MallardAnatidae62019-23%1983
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52023-52%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae52023+350%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023-40%1983
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52023+114%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae52021+491%2007
Wood DuckAnatidae42019-81%1978
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023-53%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42023-43%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae42023-23%1991
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42023-44%1969
House SparrowPasseridae42023-97%1969

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