BBS Route · Arkansas · BCR 24
Zion Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
48Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Arkansas Zion
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 85 | 2024 | +219% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 67 | 2024 | +132% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +73% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 38 | 2024 | +673% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | +21% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 26 | 2024 | +185% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 24 | 2024 | +127% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 24 | 2024 | +34% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | +65% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 21 | 2024 | +217% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 19 | 2024 | +26% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 18 | 2024 | +940% | 1972 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 16 | 2024 | +425% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | +109% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +675% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | +214% | 1972 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2024 | +150% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | +124% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 13 | 2024 | -40% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | -27% | 1970 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2023 | +150% | 1985 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | +121% | 1972 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +217% | 1972 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 9 | 2024 | -68% | 1970 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | +106% | 1970 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -24% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | -59% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2024 | -41% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +40% | 1970 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2021 | +175% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2023 | +67% | 2021 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +117% | 1970 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +167% | 1970 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 1996 | +133% | 1988 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -72% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.