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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 13 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 →
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 →
2010–2024Span
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
American CrowCorvidae482024-17%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432024-44%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382024+206%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae292024+7%2012
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272024-21%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272024+60%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024+2%2012
Pine WarblerParulidae192024-42%2012
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182024-4%2012
Blue JayCorvidae122024-50%2012
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-47%2012
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024-49%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-33%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024+220%2012
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024+40%2012
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024+107%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024+107%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+25%2012
Hooded WarblerParulidae72024-34%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae62018+27%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024+225%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024-39%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-15%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+65%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+100%2012
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42022-63%2012
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-46%2012
American RobinTurdidae42024-46%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42016n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+71%2013
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32024+150%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-22%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae32022+150%2014
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32015+50%2014
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024-64%2015
Black VultureCathartidae22024-46%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+20%2012
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-15%2012
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22024+11%2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22024+25%2013

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