Recent records of Arkansas rare or out of season birds submitted for inclusion in the AAS Rare Bird Database.  These records have not been vetted by the AAS Rare Bird Committee.
ID Species County Locale Date Number Observers comments  
1 Surf Scoter Prairie Treadway's Minnow Farms 12/02/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare winter visitor.  
2 Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski 2900 N. Grant St., Little Rock 12/05/09 1 Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach Adult male. Same bird first found by homeowner, Cindy Franklin, on 11/29/09. Very rare winter visitor.  
3 Common Merganser Mississippi Mallard Lake 12/07/09 1 Ron Howard Uncommon migrant. Female plumaged bird.  
4 Louisiana Waterthrush Washington Lake fayetteville 12/06/09 1 H. D. Chapman First early winter report from Arkansas. Showed several field marks that distinguish this species from Northern Waterthrush. Documentation available.  
5 American Tree Sparrow Washington Lake Sequoyah 12/10/2009 1 Andrew Scaboo One adult seen at close range (~10 feet), black spot on breast and two-toned bill apparent and easily visible. Rare in Northwest Arkansas  
6 Red-breasted Merganser Cleburne Sandy Beach cove Greer's Ferry Lake Heber Springs 12/12/09 1 Bo Verser and Karen Holliday 1 Female.  
7 Pacific Loon Pulaski Loon Point rest stop Lake Maumelle 12/05/09 1 Karen Holliday 1 adult in non-breeding plumage  
8 Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Streett's house, 3912 S. Lookout Rd., Little Rock 12/13/09 1 Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach Adult male. Photos taken. Very rare winter visitor  
9 Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Bettinger's house, 5412 Jendrejas Dr., North Little Rock 12/13/09 1 Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach Age and sex uncertain. Photos taken. Very rare winter visitor  
10 Green Heron Pulaski Willow Beach Park 12/13/09 1 MARK ALDERMAN December  
11 White Ibis Woodruff east side of CR 915 (McGowan Rd) just north of the intersection with CR 935 12/17/09 55 Dan Scheiman and John Andre Juveniles. Rare winter visitor, especially away from the southwest region. Closest previous record is Crittenden Co (West Memphis) from December 1994.  
12 Cackling Goose Craighead Craighead Forest Lake 12/19/09 2 Ron Howard Uncommon migrant. Photo available  
13 Harris's Sparrow Drew 'Possum Valley community which is about 16miles SW of Monticello 12/19/09 1 Myself This is the first time I've seen the Harris Sparrow in my backyard. I'm not certain of the sex; probably immature winter plumage; pink bill, black bib, tan on side of neck/head area, long tail, black, tan and white streaked feathers  
14 Greater Yellowlegs Woodruff CR 935 (McGowan Rd) close to Dagmar WMA 12/17/09 50 Dan Scheiman and John Andre Uncommon winter resident. High count for mid-winter.  
15 Least Sandpiper Woodruff CR 935 (McGowan Rd) close to Dagmar WMA 12/17/09 230 Dan Scheiman and John Andre Uncommon winter resident. Fairly high count for mid-winter. Seen during Bayou DeView CBC  
16 Western Sandpiper Woodruff CR 935 (McGowan Rd) close to Dagmar WMA 12/17/09 2 Dan Scheiman and John Andre Uncommon in winter. Two birds feeding side-by-side in a flock of Least Sandpipers. Seen during Bayou DeView CBC.  
17 Cattle Egret Woodruff CR 935 (McGowan Rd) 12/17/09 3 Dan Scheiman and John Andre Rare winter visitor. Seen during Bayou DeView CBC. Other parties saw this species in their territories.  
18 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Prairie Stuttgart Municipal Airport 12/21/09 1 Dan Scheiman and Bill Shepherd Rare winter visitor. Our second observation of this species in winter at the airport. Our first was two birds together on 12/9/06  
19 Fish Crow Pulaski Little Rock residential neighborhood 40169 1 Bill Shepherd Fish Crows are rare in Little Rock in winter. I heard this one in front of my house at 8:50 a.m.  
20 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Prairie Stuttgart Municipal Airport 40168 1 Dan Scheiman and Bill Shepherd This species is rare in Arkansas during the winter, but it's the second time Dan and I have found it on this airport property in December. I am submitting my own report in support of Dan's report of this bird.  
21 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Lonoke Lonoke CBC -Bob Long Road 12/20/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare in winter. Appeared to be a female. Found while conducting the Lonoke CBC.  
22 White-winged Scoter Yell Lake Dardanelle 12/26/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Adult male. Rare winter visitor.  
23 Dark-eyed Junco Washington 790 Missouri Way, Fayetteville, AR 12/26/09 1 Sara and Bob Caulk (photo) Well defined sooty black head/hood extending down the breast a bit, white belly, brownish back. Much overall pinkish/orange on sides. This just doesn't feel like a slate colored junco. (Photos)  
24 Cattle Egret White Bald Knob NWR 12/08/09 6 Bill Alexander and Robert Pearrow Rare in winter. I didn't see these birds but I know the observers and believe them -Kenny Nichols  
25 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Lonoke Pettus -Bob Long Road 12/20/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare in winter. It appeared to be a female but could have been an immature, I suppose.  
26 White-winged Scoter Yell Lake Dardanelle 12/26/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare winter visitor. This bird was an adult male -very sharp and a plumage seldom seen in the state.  
27 Golden Eagle Jefferson north of Pine Bluff 12/28/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare winter visitor. This bird was an adult and seen harassing Snow Geese.  
28 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Jefferson north of Pine Bluff 12/28/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare in winter. Seen while participating in the Pine Bluff CBC.  
29 Blue-headed Vireo Jefferson north of Pine Bluff at Shepherd Island Park 12/28/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare in winter. Seen while participating in the Pine Bluff CBC.  
30 Ross's Goose Jefferson north of Pine Bluff 12/28/09 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols An adult blue-morph Ross's Goose -very rare anywhere. Probably the first for AR. Photos have been submitted to the curator.  
31 Western Grebe Ashley Lake Georgia Pacific 01/01/2010 1 Kelly Chitwood, Rick Burson Rare in Arkansas.  
32 Rough-legged Hawk Jefferson US 79 east at Harbor rd. 12/28/09 1 Rob Doster, Lyndal York rare winter visitor, dark morph adult, right above us with good blue backlight  
33 Western Grebe Ashley Northern Levee of Lake Georgia Pacific 01/01/2010 1 Kelly Chitwood, Rick Burson, Joe Cambre Photographs were submitted to curator, who agreed on ID.  
34 Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Hillcrest neighborhood; Little Rock 12/27/09 1 Kelly Jobe, Judy Russell, Toby Chu Adult male. Observed during the Little Rock CBC. The bird had a band on his left leg. Photos available.  
36 Red-breasted Nuthatch Garland My home on Lake Hamilton 01/03/2010 1 John G. Anthony I have been feeding birds here for 10 years and this is the first one I have seen.  
37 Cackling Goose Cleburne Magness Lake 01/09/10 1 Dan Scheiman, Karen Holliday Uncommon winter resident  
38 Cackling Goose Cleburne Magness Lake 1/9/2010 1 Jim Dixon Among many Canada Geese was at least one Cackling Goose. I thought at least two more had the stubby bill of a cackler but I was able to get a picture of only one that showed the bill to confirm. Can send the image if you need it.  
39 Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski 5412 Jendrejas Dr., North Little Rock 01/10/10 1 Carolyn Bettinger Possibly an immature male. Report and photos from the homeowner showing the bird continues to visit. Bird first reported to Dan Scheiman on 12/9/09 and observed by Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holschbach on 12/13/09.  
40 Indigo Bunting Baxter Gaston's White River Resort Lakeview 01/05/10 1 Jim Gaston I have excllent photos ... see this little fellow everyday at my feeded  
57 Green Heron Pulaski West Little Rock, near HWay 10 and Chenal Pkwy 01/11/10 1 Jim Dixon I saw a dark crow-sized and roughly shaped bird fly across parking lot as close as 30 feet. I assumed it was a crow until it spoke. The sounds was not crow-like at all so I immediately went to listen to GRHE vocalizations and it matched that.  
58 Cackling Goose Washington Lake Fayetteville 01/01/10 2 H. D. Chapman With flock of Canada Geese  
59 Louisiana Waterthrush Washington Lake Fayetteville 01/09/10 1 H. D. Chapman Probably same bird seen in December. First records for winter. An American Pipit was nearby for comparison  
60 Chipping Sparrow Washington Lake Fayetteville 01/09/10 10 H. D. Chapman Seen at three separte locations. Very uncommon in winter  
61 Lincoln's Sparrow Washington Lake Fayetteville 01/09/10 1 H. D. Chapman Very uncommon in winter  
62 Sharp-shinned Hawk Washington Lake Fayetteville 12/28/09 5 H. D. Chapman Large number for one field trip. Three seen simultaneously through scope  
63 American Black Duck Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/04/10 2 Leif Anderson Locally rare in east AR. 1st time I've seen them at Holla Bend NWR.  
64 Cattle Egret Monroe SE of Brinkley 12/17/09 7 Terry Singleterry, Leif Anderson Winter Vagrant - rare  
65 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Union Felsenthal NWR 01/01/10 3 Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews Winter Visitor - Rare  
66 Lark Sparrow Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/04/10 1 Leif Anderson Winter Visitor Very Rare (s)  
67 Blue-headed Vireo Union Felsenthal NWR 01/01/10 2 Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews Winter Resident (s) Rare  
68 Rough-legged Hawk Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/16/10 1 Jim Dixon, Karen Holliday, Samantha Holschbach, Dan Scheiman Very Rare Winter Visitor. We saw several field marks: White vent, dark belly, lighter breast, pale head. In flight we saw the distinctive dark wrists and otherwise light colored underside of wings.  
69 Rough-legged Hawk Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/16/10 1 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon, Bruce Tedford Very rare winter visitor. Light morph.  
70 Eared Grebe Jefferson Boyd Point Sewer Ponds 12/28/09 26 Robert Doster and Lyndal York Rare in winter; high number. (Pine Bluff CBC)  
71 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Jefferson Boyd Point Sewer Ponds - woodlands at SW corner of ponds. 12/28/09 1 Robert Doster and Lyndal York Rare in winter. (Pine Bluff CBC)  
72 Spotted Sandpiper Jefferson Boyd Point Sewer Ponds 12/28/09 1 Robert Doster and Lyndal York Rare in winter (though becoming annual at this location). (Pine Bluff CBC)  
73 Cackling Goose Jefferson Approximately 6 miles north of Pine Bluff on Earl Chadick Road 12/30/09 80 Robert Doster and Delos McCauley Uncommon. Number is approximate.  
74 Ross's Goose Jefferson Approx 8 miles north of Pine Bluff near Sherrill. 12/30/09 1 Robert Doster and Delos McCauley Rare blue color phase bird. Possibly the same individual found two days earlier by K & L Nichols.  
75 Cattle Egret Jefferson Lake Pine Bluff (aka Lake Saracen) 01/01/10 2 Robert Doster and Glenn Manning Rare in winter. Birds flew from pavilion area on south shore to roost on small island in center of lake.  
76 American Tree Sparrow Washington Woolsey Wet Prairie 01/17/10 15 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Andrew Scaboo, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon Rare winter resident. Regular and in good numbers at this location this season.  
77 American Tree Sparrow Benton Wet Prairie Rd. north of Maysville 01/17/10 4 Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holschbach Rare winter resident. Present in good numbers this season.  
78 Common Merganser Benton Lake Atalanta 01/17/10 2 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Andrew Scaboo, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon Local and uncommon winter resident. A male and female flew in together and fed. Photographed by Jim Dixon. Previously seen by Mike Mlodinow and others.  
84 Laughing Gull Yell Dardanelle Lock & Dam 01/04/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Adult. Uncommon visitor. This is most likely the same bird that has wintered here every year since 1998. We saw it again on January 15, 2010 at the same location.  
85 Lesser Black-backed Gull Yell Lake Dardanelle 01/15/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Adult. Rare winter visitor.  
86 Lesser Black-backed Gull Logan Lake Dardanelle 01/16/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare winter visitor. This bird was in first-winter plumage.  
91 Spotted Towhee Pulaski 6609 Pleasnat Place, Little Rock 01/23/10 2 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Mel White, Dennis and Pat Braddy, mobs. Rare winter visitor. Male and female. Male mewed. Slight crest noted. Female observed in Mel White's backyard 11/21 and 12/23/09, then male on 1/17/10. Sam and I saw the male on 1/23 in an adjacent yard, others who came to see it glimpsed the female  
92 Red-throated Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 01/24/10 1 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon, m.obs. Rare winter resident. Found by Dennis and Pat Braddy 45 minutes earlier. They alerted us.  
93 Blue-winged Teal Phillips White River NWR, along levee west of Mellwood 01/01/10 1 Leif Anderson Teresa Mathews Rare winter resident.  
94 Blue-winged Teal Phillips White River NWR, along levee west of Mellwood 01/02/10 1 Leif Anderson Teresa Mathews Rare winter resident.  
95 Grasshopper Sparrow Union Felsenthal NWR, at levee to Lock and Dam. 01/01/10 1 Leif Anderson and Teresa Mathews Winter Visitor - very rare. Leconte's and other sparrows also present in the thick 8 inch brown grass.  
96 Empidonax sp. (Flycatcher) Union Felsenthal NWR at Lock and Dam boat launch. 01/01/10 1 Leif Anderson Winter - very rare. Enough brief looks to id to empidonax, but not enough to id to species. The amount of yellow pointed towards Yellow-bellied, but I didn't see some of the key features.  
97 Anhinga Union Felsenthal NWR, North of the lock and dam 01/01/10 1 Leif Anderson Teresa Mathews Winter Visitor Very Rare (s)  
98 Rough-legged Hawk Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/04/10 1 Leif Anderson Winter Visitor Very Rare. A "Harlan's" and several "western" Red-tailed Hawk were also present in the area, so a long diagostic look was required and even then I had to look at my hawk field guide to be sure.  
99 Golden Eagle Montgomery LAKE OUACHITA 11-23-2009 1 DANIEL VALOVICH RARE FOR OUR AREA. THIS BIRD WAS AN ADULT  
100 Calliope Hummingbird Pulaski 2004 Lambert Rd., 2 miles east of Ferndale, Little Rock 01/31/10 1 Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach 6th state record. Photographed. First observed by homeowners, James Major and his wife, in October 2009. At that time it did have a full gorget, which is has now, thus it is a second year male.  
106 Golden Eagle Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/04/10 1 Leif Anderson Winter resident locally rare. Adult hunting Mallards.  
107 Golden Eagle Marion Buffalo National River at Buffalo Point overlook. 12/16/09 1 Leif Anderson Winter resident locally rare. Adult bird being chased by immature Bald Eagle.  
108 Golden Eagle Pope Ozark National Forest, Victor area. 12/14/09 1 Leif Anderson Winter Resident, locally rare. Adult soaring.  
109 American Tree Sparrow Union Felsenthal NWR 01/01/10 8 Leif Anderson Winter resident rare (nw). This location far south AR.  
110 American Tree Sparrow Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/04/10 5 Leif Anderson Rare winter resident (nw), though they usually show up in irruptive years at Holla Bend in small numbers too.  
111 American Tree Sparrow Pope Ozark National Forest, Falling Water area. 12/14/09 1 Leif Anderson Rare winter resident (NW)  
112 Peregrine Falcon Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/04/10 1 Leif Anderson Winter visitor rare.  
113 Common Yellowthroat Union Felsenthal NWR 01/01/10 1 Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews Winter resident rare.  
114 Common Yellowthroat Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/04/10 1 Leif Anderson Winter resident rare.  
115 Common Yellowthroat Phillips White River NWR 01/02/10 1 Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews Winter resident rare  
116 Common Yellowthroat Dallas Arkadelphia, bottomlands east of town. 12/19/09 1 Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews Winter resident rare.  
117 Common Yellowthroat Monroe Cache River NWR 12/17/09 3 Leif Anderson, Terry Singleterry Winter resident rare. Within 150 yards of sighting in winter 2008.  
118 Townsend's Solitaire Pope Holla Bend NWR 01/10/10 1 Leif Anderson Winter visitor very rare. On 4th visit saw the bird long enough to ID. All 4 visits were near Eastern Red Cedar and Wild Plum thickets.  
119 Palm Warbler Marion Buffalo National River, NPS at Rush landing 12/16/09 1 Leif Anderson Winter resident rare. Adult non-breeding of Brown western subspecies.  
120 Palm Warbler Union Felsenthal NWR 01/01/10 1 Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews Winter resident rare. Adult non breeding of yellow eastern subspecies.  
126 Western Tanager Pulaski West Little Rock 01/31/10 1 Ed Laster and property owner Adult male in non-breeding plumage. Bright yellow body with black back, wings and tail. Strong wing-bars with the upper one being yellow. Yellow bill. Joe Neal has accepted written documentation and viewed the images and both are in the curator's file.  
127 Tundra Swan Crittenden North of Bolling Lane and East of Hwy 147 near Lehi 01/27/10 1 Chris Heppel One immature in a flooded field with hundreds of northern shovelers and pintails.  
128 Tundra Swan Crittenden North of Bolling Lane and East of Hwy 147 near Lehi 01/27/10 1 Chris Heppel One immature in a flooded field with hundreds of northern shovelers and pintails. First recorded sighting in Crittenden County. (photos)  
129 Western Tanager Pulaski Little Rock, behind Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 1812 Watt Street 02/06/10 1 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Jim Dixon, Dottie Boyles, Doris Boyles, Karen Holliday, Robert Herron, David Ray Very rare winter visitor. Adult male beginning pre-alternate molt, showing light wash of orange around front of face. Same bird Ed Laster reported. Photos available at www.pbase.com/birddan  
130 Tundra Swan Crittenden Bolling Lane, Exit 271 of I-40, Lehi 01/28/10 1 John Walko Rare winter visitor. Immature. Photos at http://www.pbase.com/jwalko/tundraswan  
131 Lesser Black-backed Gull Yell Lake Dardanelle 02/06/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter First seen on 1/15 and then again on 1/31 and 2/6/10. Adult plumage.  
132 Lesser Black-backed Gull Yell Lake Dardanelle 01/31/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols First seen on 1/16/10 and then again on 1/31/10. First winter plumage.  
133 Lesser Black-backed Gull Yell Lake Dardanelle 02/06/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter This bird was in second winter plumage making the third LBBG seen at this location in the last week. The other two were an adult and a first winter bird.  
134 Glaucous Gull Yell Lake Dardanelle 02/06/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter Very rare winter visitor. First-winter plumage.  
135 Surf Scoter Yell Lake Dardanelle 02/06/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter Rare winter visitor.  
136 Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski 5412 Jendrejas Dr., North Little Rock 02/07/10 1 Carolyn Bettinger Rare winter visitor. Adult female. Banded by Larry Witherspoon on 1/17/10. Continues to visit feeder each day.  
139 American Avocet Desha Camp Nine Farm 12/05/09 1 Dick Baxter Rare in winter. Basic plumage.  
140 Black-crowned Night-Heron Desha Camp Nine Farm 12/16/09 7 Dick Baxter Rare in winter, and 7 is a high number for winter. Immatures.  
141 Sandhill Crane Desha 2 miles north of Kelso 12/16/09 1 Dick Baxter, Rosemary Baxter, Jeff Baxter Rare in SE Ark. Through 19 January 2010  
142 Mottled Duck Desha Camp Nine Farm 12/20/09 20 Dick Baxter Good number for winter.  
143 Plegadis Ibis Species Desha Camp Nine Farm 12/20/09 1 Dick Baxter Rare in winter. Bird flushed and flew away before I could identify it to species.  
144 Long-tailed Duck Pulaski Lake Maumelle 01/23/10 1 Dick Baxter Rare in winter. Female in winter plumage.  
145 Blue-winged Teal Desha 3 miles east of Kelso 01/24/10 4 Dick Baxter Rare in winter. 2 drakes and 2 hens. One hen harvested.  
146 Eared Grebe Jefferson Boyd Wastewater Treatment Plant 02/01/10 18 Dick Baxter High number.  
147 Barn Owl Benton median strip, I-540, just S of Pinnacle in Rogers 01/28/10 1 R.D. Madison Found a dead bird and brought it in for Doug James. Doug retained wing.  
148 Western/Clark's Grebe Columbia Lake Columbia 12/19/09 1 Darrell and Debbie Chatelain AAS doc. 1013. Curator's note: record submitted as Western Grebe, but details insufficient and no image, so placed in file as Western/Clark's.  
149 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pulaski 133 Plainview Circle, North Little Rock 02/10/10 1 Dan Scheiman, Don McSwain, Tana Beasley, Jack and Bobbi Guenrich Rare winter visitor. Adult female. Banded and photographed by Don and Tana. Tail projects well beyond wings, short bill without grooves, somewhat forked tail, tapered-round R5. Present since October 2009. First documented by Dan on 2/9/10  
150 Yellow-billed Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle, Hundley Road Causeway 2/7/2010 1 Jim Dixon Spotted the bird about midway across the lake next to a COLO which let me make direct comparisons. Same size or larger than COLO. Lighter color and pale bill consistent with non-breeding plumage. Saw white around eye, more than COLO.  
151 Red-throated Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/12/10 1 Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach Rare winter visitor. Continuing since at least January 24.  
152 Red-breasted Merganser Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/12/10 2 Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach Rare winter visitor. Both males.  
153 Red-throated Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/13/10 1 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holscbach, Karen Holliday, David Ray, Delos McCauley Rare winter visitor. Probably same bird from day before.  
154 Pacific Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/13/10 1 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holscbach, Karen Holliday, David Ray, Delos McCauley Rare winter resident.  
160 Pacific Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/10/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare winter visitor.  
162 Yellow-billed Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/10/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Very rare visitor. I think this bird was an immature due to white spotting on back and grayish base to yellow bill.  
163 Red-throated Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/10/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare winter visitor. Seen again on Feb. 11 & 13. Adult winter plumage.  
164 Glaucous Gull Pope Lake Dardanelle 02/11/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols First winter bird. This is most likely the same bird we found here on Feb. 6. Very rare winter visitor.  
165 Dark-eyed Junco Boone Approx 7 mi N of Harrison on Hwy 7 near Bergman 02/15/2010 1 Sheree and Hank Rogers "Oregon" junco black hood constrasts sharply with a rusty/brownish back and sides got very good looks while he hopped along a snow drift  
166 Sandhill Crane Arkansas Lake Conway 02/13/10 1 Daniel Harvey Dan Scheiman from ebird asked me to post this record  
167 Tundra Swan Crittenden Lehi, near Exit 271 of I-40 02/12/10 1 John Jay Walko Rare winter visitor. Photographed. Continuation of previously reported bird.  
168 Tundra Swan Crittenden Lehi, near Exit 271 of I-40 02/15/10 1 John Jay Walko Rare winter visitor. Photographed. Continuation of previously reported bird.  
169 American Woodcock Washington Mt Sequoyah in Fayetteville 02/01/2002 2 Joe Neal This was a small clearing in an otherwise area that is either forested or has housing development. These must have been early spring migrants.  
170 Red-throated Loon Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/19/10 1 Dan Scheiman Rare winter resident. So far this is the last observation according to ARBIRD posts.  
171 Red-breasted Merganser Pulaski Lake Maumelle 02/22/10 1 William M. Shepherd, Fred Greenwood a single male bird in the center of the lake in the upper one-half  
172 Tundra Swan Washington pond just south of Fayetteville, visible from Hwy 540 02/19/10 2 Donald Ouellette and Joanie Patterson Adult and immature. Photos were taken. Using these Karen Rowe and Steve Mlodinow, swan authorities, identified the birds.  
175 Sandhill Crane Desha Camp Nine Farm 02/25/10 125 Dick and Jeff Baxter Two high migrant flocks one of 52 and one of approximately 75. Seen 4 hours apart; both flocks heading north.  
176 Sandhill Crane Yell 7 miles west of Dardanelle 02/28/10 3 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare migrant/ winter resident. These 3 birds circle low over our cabin and then continued west. Thinking they might land, we followed them by car for several miles into Logan County but they didn't land.  
177 White-winged Scoter Yell Lake Dardanelle 02/28/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare winter visitor.  
178 Sandhill Crane Clark Clark farm, south of Arkadelphia, just north of an Alcoa plant 02/28/10 4 Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Don Harrington Rare winter visitor. Reprted to be at this location since Arkadelphia CBC, and in years previous.  
179 Red-tailed Hawk Arkansas Lake fayetteville 02/26/10 1 H. David Chapman Uncommon Kriders race of Red-tailed Hawk. All white head,white body and tail (no orange) with faint breast band and tail barring. Brown upper parts with extensive white on wings.  
180 Marsh Wren Washington Woolsey Wet Prairie 12/06/2009 1 Andrew Scaboo Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range.  
181 Sedge Wren Washington Woolsey Wet Prairie 12/06/2009 2 Andrew Scaboo Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range.  
182 Marsh Wren Washington Woolsey Wet Prairie 12/13/2009 1 Andrew Scaboo Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range.  
183 Sedge Wren Washington Woolsey Wet Prairie 12/13/2009 2 Andrew Scaboo Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range.  
184 Short-eared Owl Washington Owl Creek development area east of Woolsey Wet Prairie 1/14/2010 6 Leesia Marshall-Rosenberger, Andrew Scaboo, Brandon Schmidt, Joanie Patterson, Bob Caulk, Joe Neal, and many others. The first Owl was seen by Leesia on 1/10/2010. The high count (6) was observed 1/14/2010 and on subsequent visits by others. Last seen by Andrew on 1/23/2010. Northern Harriers (9+) were also present.  
185 Northern Harrier Washington Owl Creek development area east of Woolsey Wet Prairie 1/06/2010 9 Andrew Scaboo Large number for Northwest Arkansas. Obvious roost site. At least 2 Adult males, 2 juveniles, and the rest were adult females.  
186 Northern Pintail Washington Woolsey Wet Prairie 2/21/2010 2 Andrew Scaboo Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas in February. 2 adult males with a flock of ~ 200 other ducks, mostly Mallards. First site record.  
187 Cackling Goose Craighead Craighead Forest Lake, Jonesboro 01/31/2010 12 Mitchell Pruitt This is the largest number of Cackling Geese I have seen at Craighead Forest Lake.  
188 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Craighead County Landfill, South of Jonesboro 06/13/09 5 Mitchell Pruitt Pair of adults as well as three known nestlings. Nest was high on a telephone pole. Photos available.  
191 Tundra Swan Washington Lake Sequoyah 12/11/09 2 Joe Neal Immature plumaged birds. I collected images and had them examined to make sure these were Tundras. I don't think these were seen after this date at the lake, but 2 Tundras were seen soon thereafter on a big pond in south Fayetteville by others.  
192 Ring-billed Gull Benton just north of Maysville 12/24/09 800 Joe Neal, Joe and Scott Woolbright A high number for the Ozarks and especially so far from a large body of water. Birds were on the ground in a field as a big winter storm started coming in.  
193 Lapland Longspur Benton north of Maysville along Wet Prairie Road 12/27/09 150 Joe Neal, Joe Woolbright A high number for western Ozarks and on a later trip on Jan 6, 2010, my estimate in the same area was 250-300. This is a sorghum field that harvested late, resulting in a lot of spilled seen still available to many species.  
194 Horned Lark Benton Decatur through Maysville along highway 01/06/10 163 Joe Neal The 163 were part of at least 6 flocks encountered. Entire are was snow-covered, forcing these birds and other species to roadsides.  
195 Say's Phoebe Benton north of Maysville along Wet Prairie Road 01/06/10 1 Joe Neal The entire are was frozen and snow-covered. This bird was working edges of a chicken house. I collected images of it.  
196 Mallard Benton Maysville area 01/10/10 1025 Joe Neal, David Oakley, Jacque Brown Standing in a snow-covered field with high numbers of Canadas and Snows. The Mallard count is a high number in our area and no doubt is a result of most potential water habitats in the area frozen shut.  
198 Horned Lark Benton Decatur through Maysville along highway 01/10/10 331 Joe Neal, Jacque Brown, David Oakley At least 331 birds in 11 flocks forced to roadsides by ice and snow. This is my highest count ever for Horned Larks here.  
199 American Tree Sparrow Washington Fayetteville, Woolsey Wet Prairie 01/19/10 110 Patricia Braddy, Dennis Braddy, Joe Neal We were able to get a clean count as birds came low over and by us. I had seen birds here in previous days, but thought the number only about 60. This is the highest number I've seen. I saw my first of the season on Dec, 27, 2010.  
200 Brewer's Blackbird Benton north of Maysville along Wet Prairie Road 12/28/09 30 Joe Neal These birds were in a harvested sorghum field with spilled seeds. I also got sound recordings of them for a radio program.  
202 Trumpeter Swan Pope Holla Bend NWR 02/10/10 16 Karen Rowe and many others These birds reared in Iowa for release as part of a cooperative venture (lead in AR by Arkansas Game & Fish) to rebuild Trumpeter populations.  
203 Greater Scaup Craighead Craighead Forest Park 03/03/10 1 Ron Howard No records in database for Craighead County. Uncommon winter resident 1 adult male photo available.  
204 Western/Clark's Grebe Pope Russellville, Lake Dardanelle, Near Bona Dea 200 m East of the Boat Ramp 02/18/10 1 Just Me Western Grebes are not regular visitors to Arkansas. This is the first one I have seen in Arkansas.  
205 Wilson's Warbler Boone Crooked Creek just above Lake Harrison 12/14/2009 1 Leesia Marshall-Rosenberger The bird was photographed and that the photo was filed by the curator  
206 Common Yellowthroat Desha Choctaw Island WMA (Wallace Trust tract) 03/05/10 1 Dan Scheiman Female. Rare winter resident.  
207 Ross's Goose Chicot Alice-Sidney Fish Farm 03/05/10 50 Dan Scheiman High count. The dominant species in a flock with Snow Geese. One Ross's Goose with yellow neck band TH6.  
208 Great Egret Washington Bob Kidd Lake 12/04/10 1 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson This is unusually late for northwest Arkansas.  
209 Great Egret Washington Bob Kidd Lake 12/04/09 1 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson This is unusually late for northwest Arkansas.  
210 Cackling Goose Benton Craig Fish Hatchery 12/29/09 30 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson One was also seen on Dec.4, and 2 on Jan.10,2010. An uncommon species in nw. AR.  
211 Cackling Goose Washington Craig Fish Hatchery 01/01/10 3 Mike Mlodinow Uncommon in nw. AR.  
212 Dunlin Benton Craig Fish Hatchery 12/04/10 2 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson Unusually late for nw. AR.  
213 Baltimore Oriole Washington Lake Elmdale 12/04/09 1 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson An adult male. Very late. Also seen Nov.21.  
214 Tree Swallow Washington Lake Elmdale 12/04/09 1 Mike Mlodinow Appeared to be brown-backed. Had completely white undersides, some white on sides of rump. Very late.  
215 Tree Swallow Washington Lake Elmdale 12/04/09 1 Mike Mlodinow Appeared to be brown-backed. Had completely white undersides; some white on sides of rump. Very late.  
216 Common Merganser Benton Lake Atalanta 01/10/10 2 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson, Donald Ouellette Rare in Arkansas. A male and a female, that were still present on March 5.  
217 Common Merganser Washington Bob Kidd Lake 12/09/09 1 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson Rare in AR. A female, that was not seen on late dates.  
218 Common Merganser Benton Lost Bridge Park, north (Beaver Lake) 01/14/10 1 Mike Mlodinow A male. Rare in AR.Not found on Feb.13.  
219 Trumpeter Swan Benton Phyllis St. Pond (Bentonville) 12/11/09 4 Joanie Patterson (photo), Mike Mlodinow Two adults and two juvs.Although not banded,undoubtably the product of the recent release program in various parts of the U.S. Photos were I.D.'d by Martha Jordan and Steve Mlodinow  
220 Short-eared Owl Washington University Farm (Fayetteville) 12/25/09 1 Mike Mlodinow Rare in nw. AR.  
221 Lapland Longspur Washington University Farm 12/28/09 200 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson This is a large number for nw. AR. About 100 were present on Dec.25.  
222 Lapland Longspur Benton about 2 miles north of Maysville 01/02/10 400 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson This is a large number for nw. AR.  
223 Red-breasted Merganser Washington Lake Sequoyah (Fayetteville) 12/20/2009 2 David Chapman, Michael Lehmann, Steve Erwin, Mike Mlodinow Two females. Rare in winter.  
224 American Tree Sparrow Washington University Farm 12/25/09 2 Mike Mlodinow Also 6 seen Jan.1, one on Feb.28 and March 7. Has been rare in recent years, but this year is an exception.  
225 American Tree Sparrow Benton Maysville area 01/02/10 9 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson Seen in three places near Maysville. Rare most years in nw. AR, but not this one.  
226 American Tree Sparrow Benton Craig Fish Hatchery 01/10/10 7 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson Not rare this winter in nw.AR  
227 American Tree Sparrow Washington Woolsey Wet Prairie (Fayetteville) 01/24/10 35 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson A large number; in a mixed species flock w/ primarily Song and White-crowned Sparrows. Unusually common this year in nw. AR.  
228 American Tree Sparrow Benton Eagle Watch Nature Trail (near Gentry) 01/27/10 15 Mike Mlodinow Unusually common this winter in nw. AR.  
229 American Tree Sparrow Benton Eagle Watch Nature Trail (near Gentry) 01/27/10 15 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson Unusually common this winter in nw. AR.  
230 American Tree Sparrow Washington Razorback Park Golfcourse/ Wilson Springs 02/02/10 4 Mike Mlodinow, Donald Ouelette, Joanie Patterson Unusually common this winter in nw. AR.  
231 American Tree Sparrow Benton Chesney Prairie 02/06/10 70 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson This is an unusually large number. Most, about 60, were in a single species flock. This was an unusual winter for this species in nw.AR.  
232 American Tree Sparrow Washington Mudcreek Trail (Fayetteville) 02/09/10 5 Mike Mlodinow Generally rare in nw.AR, but unusually widespread this year.  
233 Merlin Benton Lost Bridge Park, north 01/14/10 1 Joanie Patterson, Mike Mlodinow, Donald Ouellette A male columbarius. Rare in nw. AR.  
234 Spotted Sandpiper Carroll Beaver Lake Dam Site 01/14/10 1 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson Rare in winter  
235 Fish Crow Benton Lake Atalanta 02/20/10 1 Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson Unusually early for nw. AR.