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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Whitton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 25 survey years, no longer active.

65Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1991Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Whitton

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitton 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3731991+350%1969
House SparrowPasseridae761991-66%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae611991-67%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae441991+258%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae431991+12%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae361991+48%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae351991+79%1969
American RobinTurdidae351991+407%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae341991+418%1969
European StarlingSturnidae311991-34%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae221991+21%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae211991-51%1969
Blue JayCorvidae201991-5%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae181991+525%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae131991+41%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae111991+357%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae111991+111%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae111991+363%1973
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae71991-65%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae61991-5%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51991-15%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41991-57%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae41991-62%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae41985n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae31991-28%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae31991-69%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae31985+11%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae31991+50%1984
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae21991-80%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21991-38%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21991-29%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae21991-70%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae21991+17%1969
Little Blue HeronArdeidae21986+40%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae21989+17%1971
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae21991+50%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21986+100%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae21991+125%1973
MallardAnatidae21991+167%1979
Wood DuckAnatidae21985-29%1977

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