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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 38 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae5822025-11%1988
DickcisselCardinalidae482025+26%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+25%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae282025-2%1988
House SparrowPasseridae262025+56%1988
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025+0%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025+264%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+73%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92025+0%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+217%1989
Great EgretArdeidae72025+42%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+77%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+160%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+25%1988
Blue JayCorvidae52025+100%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+160%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-36%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023-39%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+40%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae42025-11%1999
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42025-38%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae32019+0%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae31990+200%1987
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025+175%1993
MallardAnatidae32012+25%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+50%2006
Snowy EgretArdeidae32024n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae22008-20%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae22013-69%1989
European StarlingSturnidae22025-50%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024-20%1990
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22025+75%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae22000+100%1988
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+60%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22024+40%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae21994n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae22018-33%2004
Bald EagleAccipitridae22013+100%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae12019+85%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae12024-85%1988

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