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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Ulm Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Ulm

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ulm 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 BlackbirdIcteridae5192024-10%1988
DickcisselCardinalidae552024+35%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae472024+10%1988
House SparrowPasseridae272024+39%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024+3%1988
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-40%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024+191%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae132024+118%1990
European StarlingSturnidae122024-39%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102024+39%1988
Blue JayCorvidae72024+122%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+117%1989
Great EgretArdeidae52024+25%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+150%1996
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52022-46%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024+120%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023-39%1996
American CrowCorvidae32024+375%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024+200%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae32019+0%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae31990+200%1987
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+80%2002
MallardAnatidae32012+25%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+63%2006
Snowy EgretArdeidae32024n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae22008-20%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22024-13%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-64%1990
Horned LarkAlaudidae22013-69%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-56%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024-20%1990
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-69%1988
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae22024+133%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae22024-33%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae22024+250%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae22000+100%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae22024+11%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024+40%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae21994n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae22018-33%2004

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