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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Kelso Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2016Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Kelso

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kelso 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 BlackbirdIcteridae4372016+9%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae1012016-40%2011
DickcisselCardinalidae602016+23%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae482016-29%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422016-15%2011
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362016-18%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262016-38%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262016-21%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae252016+78%2011
Orchard OrioleIcteridae252016+3%2011
House SparrowPasseridae252016-76%2011
European StarlingSturnidae232016-75%2011
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142016-12%2011
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122010n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112016-23%2011
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102016-44%2011
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92016-53%2011
American RobinTurdidae82016+50%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae72016-54%2011
Little Blue HeronArdeidae72014-53%2011
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae62010n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62016-56%2011
Horned LarkAlaudidae62016-56%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62016+500%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52016-50%2011
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52016+20%2011
Common GrackleIcteridae52016-66%2011
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52016-46%2011
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae52016-21%2011
Wood DuckAnatidae42011+0%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42016-53%2011
Purple MartinHirundinidae42016+300%2010
Painted BuntingCardinalidae32016+20%2011
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32016-44%2011
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32016+50%2011
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae22016-33%2010
Barred OwlStrigidae22014+0%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22016-29%2011
American CrowCorvidae22016-70%2011
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22016-56%2011

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