BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 24
Russell Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.
88Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
2010–2021Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Arkansas Russell
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 58 | 2021 | -8% | 2012 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 56 | 2021 | +135% | 2012 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2021 | -33% | 2012 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 36 | 2021 | -11% | 2012 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 34 | 2021 | +37% | 2012 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 33 | 2021 | +473% | 2012 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2021 | -36% | 2012 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 30 | 2021 | -17% | 2012 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2021 | -41% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 20 | 2021 | +21% | 2012 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2021 | -35% | 2012 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2021 | -23% | 2012 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2021 | +144% | 2012 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2021 | -2% | 2012 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 12 | 2021 | +14% | 2012 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 12 | 2021 | -62% | 2012 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 12 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2021 | -38% | 2012 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2021 | +11% | 2012 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2021 | +3% | 2012 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2021 | -26% | 2012 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2021 | -10% | 2012 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2021 | -46% | 2012 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 8 | 2021 | -3% | 2012 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2021 | -20% | 2012 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2021 | +113% | 2013 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2021 | +71% | 2014 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2021 | -9% | 2012 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2021 | -4% | 2012 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2021 | -50% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2021 | -8% | 2012 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2021 | +111% | 2012 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2021 | -34% | 2012 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2021 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2021 | -4% | 2012 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2021 | -41% | 2012 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2021 | +150% | 2013 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2021 | -81% | 2016 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2021 | -9% | 2012 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2021 | +31% | 2012 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.