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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Saffell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Saffell

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Saffell 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
European StarlingSturnidae522019+657%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522019+128%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae482019+93%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae452019+32%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432019+17%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412019+435%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae412019+909%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402019+18%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae362019+562%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322019+830%1977
American CrowCorvidae302019+73%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262019+356%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae232019+276%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222019+182%1972
Blue JayCorvidae222019-3%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212019+19%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202019+940%1975
House SparrowPasseridae162019-82%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162019+500%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152019-36%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142019+378%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112019+227%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae102019-25%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102019+67%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92019+314%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92019+88%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92019+175%2005
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72019-89%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72019+38%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae72019+275%1971
American RobinTurdidae72019+29%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72019+867%1989
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72018+225%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae72019+0%2012
Little Blue HeronArdeidae62009+280%2005
Barred OwlStrigidae62019+150%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae52019+39%1978
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52019+278%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae42019+533%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42019-62%1972

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