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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 25

Poyen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 40 survey years, no longer active.

100Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2007Span
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Bird Species Found on Arkansas Poyen

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Poyen 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572007+82%1969
American CrowCorvidae262007+65%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232007+46%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202007+59%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192007+71%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192007+137%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172007+91%1969
Kentucky WarblerParulidae152007+77%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae14200718×1969
Little Blue HeronArdeidae142006+79%1973
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142006+100%1987
Pine WarblerParulidae132007+771%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae132007+90%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112007+250%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102006+233%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92007+71%1969
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92007-7%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82007-76%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82007+10%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82007-15%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82007-37%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82007+143%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae72007+71%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae72007+4%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae72007+262%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae72007+13%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62007-43%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae62007+29%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52007+46%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52007+9%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52007+100%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52007+78%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52007-64%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae52006+43%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52007+67%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae51968n/an/a
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae52007+27%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42007+65%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42007+50%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42007+40%1969

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