Seasonal Presence and Relative Frequency of Selected Species
This list summarizes the seasonal presence of selected bird species in Arkansas, indicating whether each species occurs year-round, during the breeding season, or during the non-breeding season (winter and migration). Within each seasonal category, species are numbered and ordered from least to most frequently observed in the United States based on eBird frequency data. This ordering reflects how commonly a species has been observed by U.S. birders over time and is used here as a relative priority indicator, not as a measure of local abundance or the likelihood of encountering a species at a specific site or season within Arkansas.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Bachman’s Sparrow
Limpkin
Northern Bobwhite
Greater Roadrunner
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Swainson’s Warbler
King Rail
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Chuck-will’s-widow
Cerulean Warbler
Purple Gallinule
Kentucky Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Bell’s Vireo
Mississippi Kite
Blue-winged Warbler
Swainson’s Hawk
Louisiana Waterthrush
Prothonotary Warbler
Least Tern
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Dickcissel
Painted Bunting
Hooded Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Yellow-throated Warbler
Orchard Oriole
Anhinga
Tricolored Heron
Summer Tanager
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Little Blue Heron
White Ibis
Baltimore Oriole
Indigo Bunting
Smith’s Longspur
LeConte’s Sparrow
Henslow’s Sparrow
Ross’s Goose
Hammond’s Flycatcher
American Woodcock
Harris’s Sparrow
Rough-legged Hawk
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Snow Goose
American Golden-Plover
Hudsonian Godwit
American Black Duck
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