BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

South Bend Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas South Bend

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the South Bend 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae692025-53%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae642025+68%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae592025+90%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae552025-4%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442025+406%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae332025+59%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae312025+975%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae312019-46%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292025+84%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae222025+20%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-35%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae212025-57%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae21202321×2008
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae172023+250%1978
Great EgretArdeidae152025+205%1977
Orchard OrioleIcteridae142025+15%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+550%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+225%1969
Blue JayCorvidae122025+22%1969
American CrowCorvidae122025+340%1969
House FinchFringillidae121991-20%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+92%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025-51%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae82006+460%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-52%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-94%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+108%1970
Common GallinuleRallidae72025+350%2009
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025+100%1969
Green HeronArdeidae62025+180%1973
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+280%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+150%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+82%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023+246%1971
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae52025+200%1993
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae41980-11%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-63%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+125%1976
Fish CrowCorvidae42025-53%1975
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42010+300%1997

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