Birds of Arkansas

What birds are common in Arkansas?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Arkansas right now are Brown-headed Cowbird, Chimney Swift, and Little Blue Heron. Birders reported 187 species across Arkansas on eBird during August 22–28, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Snowy Egret Egretta thula

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Rock Pigeon Columba livia

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Arkansas. We count how many of the 7 days sampled (August 22–28, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.