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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

South Bend Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas South Bend

Top 40 of 110 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae622023+96%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae602023+74%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae582023-47%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae452023-27%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae342023+34%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae322023+62%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae312019-46%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292023+194%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae272023+12%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae26202311×1971
Blue JayCorvidae232023+19%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae232023+36%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae222023-46%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae21202321×2008
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae172023+250%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae152023-33%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142023+208%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122023+100%1970
Great EgretArdeidae122023+150%1977
House FinchFringillidae121991-20%1990
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92022-40%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92023+210%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae92023-96%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92023+600%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae92023+240%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92023-51%1969
European StarlingSturnidae82022+70%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae82006+460%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72023-43%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72023+50%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72023-65%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae72023+57%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72023+155%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae72023-56%1975
American CrowCorvidae62023+280%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62023-85%1969
Green HeronArdeidae62023+80%1973
Common GallinuleRallidae62023+250%2009
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52023+246%1971
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae52023+250%1993

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