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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 25

Sims Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Arkansas Sims

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sims 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 VireoVireonidae322025+43%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025+15%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae262025-8%2012
American CrowCorvidae242025+15%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025-28%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025-18%2012
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae172025-10%2012
Hooded WarblerParulidae152025+153%2012
Blue JayCorvidae132025-8%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122024-3%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+38%2012
DickcisselCardinalidae102025+90%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025-22%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025-33%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025-60%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025-17%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025-6%2012
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+108%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025-33%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+13%2012
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42025-70%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025-36%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025+0%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-35%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+23%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+22%2012
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025+117%2012
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025-20%2012
Northern ParulaParulidae32025+71%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025-14%2012
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023+100%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+33%2012
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32019+100%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-59%2012
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-21%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025+0%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22025-17%2013
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025+0%2013
Purple MartinHirundinidae22024-33%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-42%2012

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.