BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26
Lafe Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.
51Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
2017–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Arkansas Lafe
Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 808 | 2022 | +178% | 2017 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 78 | 2022 | -1% | 2017 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 36 | 2022 | +9% | 2017 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2022 | +900% | 2017 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 29 | 2022 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2022 | +73% | 2017 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2022 | +533% | 2017 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2022 | +400% | 2017 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2022 | +200% | 2017 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 2022 | +167% | 2017 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2022 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 2021 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2022 | -63% | 2017 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 2017 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 2021 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 2021 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 2021 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 2 | 2022 | -78% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2021 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2022 | -83% | 2017 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 2 | 2022 | -33% | 2021 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 1 | 2022 | -97% | 2017 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | 1 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 1 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 1 | 2022 | -50% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 1 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 1 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 1 | 2021 | -83% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 1 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 2022 | +0% | 2017 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 1 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2021 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.