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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 25

Stark Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 50 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 →
50Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Stark

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stark 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652025+160%1969
American CrowCorvidae492025+2%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae432025+87%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+163%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262025+85%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae262025+57%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252025-54%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025+8%1969
European StarlingSturnidae192025+57%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+90%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192025-52%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172025+86%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025+71%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025-13%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae152025+225%1971
Red CrossbillFringillidae151991n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae142025-24%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+480%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-70%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae132025-46%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-58%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-75%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025+0%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+91%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+170%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025+106%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025-49%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae92025+100%1969
Kentucky WarblerParulidae92025-38%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+225%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+13%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72012+58%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+12%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-82%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae52025+333%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-71%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52025-96%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+120%1979
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51978+25%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-79%1969

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