BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 25

Massard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Massard

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Massard 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae472022+86%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae472022+64%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422022+114%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402022-1%1969
House SparrowPasseridae402022-54%1969
European StarlingSturnidae362022-58%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292022-17%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae262021-24%1969
American RobinTurdidae252022+27%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae252006-75%1986
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae201990n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae132022-75%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae132022+62%1970
American CrowCorvidae122022-49%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112022+110%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92022-56%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae82022-48%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82022-13%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72022+4%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae72022+50%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62022+100%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62022-7%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae52022-44%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52022-46%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae52022+0%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52022+200%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42022-14%1970
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42014+300%2003
Green HeronArdeidae32015+0%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32022-81%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32022+175%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32022+50%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32022+25%1969
Black VultureCathartidae32021+0%1988
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32016+200%1987
House FinchFringillidae32021+333%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22013-92%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22011-17%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22021-67%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22014+25%1971

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