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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 25

Stephens Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
14Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Stephens

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stephens 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 CardinalCardinalidae432025-37%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae422025+272%2012
American CrowCorvidae402025-17%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292025+76%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae272025+21%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae252025-2%2012
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025-16%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+17%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae212025-36%2012
Black VultureCathartidae192025-4%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192025+87%2012
Hooded WarblerParulidae172025-20%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162025-28%2012
Blue JayCorvidae142025-38%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-21%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025+230%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-13%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025+28%2012
Prairie WarblerParulidae72025+25%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+71%2013
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024+225%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+0%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-41%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+42%2012
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+225%2013
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-43%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+55%2012
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+233%2013
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+86%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+44%2014
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+100%2012
American RobinTurdidae42025-31%2012
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+0%2013
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+167%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42016n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+20%2012
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-23%2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+75%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-71%2012
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+71%2013

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