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BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 24

Zion Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Arkansas Zion

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Zion 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
American CrowCorvidae622025+201%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae502025+116%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462025+63%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae422025+693%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae342025+46%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae24202512×1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+267%1970
Blue JayCorvidae202025+15%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025+133%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025+37%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae162025+475%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae152025+950%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152025+100%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025-44%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025-23%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152025+233%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+50%1970
European StarlingSturnidae132025+146%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+35%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+175%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122025+200%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+64%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+231%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-48%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+150%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+314%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92021n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-43%1970
Kentucky WarblerParulidae82025+42%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-73%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+0%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-30%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae52021+175%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-50%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+17%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae52023+67%2021
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+167%1970
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025-50%1970
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42025-55%1972
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae42025+43%1973

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