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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 24

Lurton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
50Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Lurton

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lurton 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-eyed VireoVireonidae562023+55%1970
American CrowCorvidae342023+128%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292023+48%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae192023+262%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152023-21%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae142023-12%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae142023n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122023-23%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112023+16%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112023+25%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102023-33%1970
Hooded WarblerParulidae102023-24%1970
Blue JayCorvidae92023+82%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92023-19%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92023-3%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae82023-30%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82008+700%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72023-35%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72023+113%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72023+533%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae72013+300%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae62023-36%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62023-71%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62023-15%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae61995+200%1993
Northern ParulaParulidae52023+71%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52006+67%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42010+129%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42023-29%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42023+117%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42021-17%1973
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42023+100%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42004+43%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae32023-69%1970
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae32010+67%1987
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32023-50%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32021+120%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae31997+200%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22023-67%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22023-21%1970

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