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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Wilson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Wilson

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wilson 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 Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae387202552×2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2702025-51%1995
European StarlingSturnidae1882025+227%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae1102025+146%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae342025+21%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-59%1995
House SparrowPasseridae282025-84%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025+143%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232025-30%1995
American RobinTurdidae222025-35%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae211996+425%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae202025-38%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-55%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025-54%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025-55%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+69%1995
American CrowCorvidae132025+15%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122025+500%2021
Blue JayCorvidae112025-32%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae112024+267%2000
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae92025+125%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025-52%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025+175%1997
House FinchFringillidae72024+11%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+175%2009
Wood DuckAnatidae52025+233%1994
Little Blue HeronArdeidae51996n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+400%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-86%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+0%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023+40%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-67%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+60%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-57%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae32022-25%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+133%1999
Blue-winged TealAnatidae31995n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+167%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-64%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22016+60%1996

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