Arkansas bird watching

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
NPWRC Bird Checklist - Arkansas

Species Seen in Arkansas: 385

State Ornithological Society: None

Rare Bird Alerts:
(501) 753-5853
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Electronic mailing Lists:
Arkansas Birds – ARBIRD-L
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Maps:
Arkansas
Arkansas Maps

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for Arkansas:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Birding Trip Reports
Birding in Northwest Arkansas

Arkansas Organizations:
Audubon Chapters in Arkansas
   Audubon Society of Central Arkansas    Little Rock
   Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society   Springdale
The Nature Conservancy of Arkansas

Important Birding Locations in Arkansas:
Hot Spots
Birding Sites in Northwest Arkansas
Little Rock Hot Spots
Quachita National Forest
Holla Bend NWR
Big Lake NWR
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Arkansas

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
33.15 N   92.14 W
Wintering waterfowl like the rivers, lakes and streams here. The area is flooded from November through early June. The bottomland hardwood forests are a major stopping point for migrating songbirds.

Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge
35.20 N   93.14 W
This is the place to be during the winter. Snow Geese and Bald Eagles are here. Raptors are easy to spot. In spring and summer look for Scissor-tailed Flycatchers and Lark Sparrows.

Lake Chicot State Park
34.41 N   90.74 W
This is the largest oxbow lake in the country. Restoration in the 1970s saved the lake and it is now a great birding spot. Large wading birds are everywhere. Warblers in migration are easy to see as well.

Ouachita National Forest
34.48 N   94.06 W
The US Forest Service's Buffalo Road Demonstration Area, 7 miles south of Waldron, is a great spot for Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Bachman's Sparrow and Brown-headed Nuthatch.