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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 26

Wilson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Wilson

Top 40 of 94 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
European StarlingSturnidae2952024+116%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2932024-61%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae165202417×2008
Common GrackleIcteridae802024-41%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae772024+110%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae502024-4%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae402024-66%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402024+118%1995
American RobinTurdidae402024-43%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292024+39%1995
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae211996+425%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172024+750%2021
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-59%1995
House SparrowPasseridae162024-91%1995
Great EgretArdeidae162022+500%2008
Blue JayCorvidae142024-49%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024-74%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae112024+267%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102024-63%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae92024-69%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-63%1995
Least TernLaridae92024+800%2013
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82024+25%1995
House FinchFringillidae72024+11%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024-62%1996
Wood DuckAnatidae52024+233%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-62%1995
Little Blue HeronArdeidae51996n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023+40%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024-46%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-88%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32024-74%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae32022-25%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+0%2008
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+133%1999
Blue-winged TealAnatidae31995n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+200%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32021+25%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-64%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22016+60%1996

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