United States Ramsar wetland
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge
179 bird species recorded; the most in April.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region · Public domain
This month here
107 species in January.90 species in February.92 species in March.129 species in April.80 species in May.77 species in June.81 species in July.58 species in August.75 species in September.66 species in October.74 species in November.112 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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VU
VU
VU
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
179 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 179Speciesrecorded more than once
- 109Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,977Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 58 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 4Owls
- 10Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 20Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 99Songbirds
- 18Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 179 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Ducks & geese20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- American WigeonMareca americana
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- RedheadAythya americana
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- White IbisEudocimus albus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
Songbirds99 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusNT
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Swainson's warblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueiiVU
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Sturnella neglectaSturnella neglecta
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tsįįłkaałii bitłʼaaʼ halchíʼígííMelanerpes carolinus
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- American CootFulica americana
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan10°/-1°92 mm
- Feb12°/1°116 mm
- Mar18°/6°128 mm
- Apr23°/11°135 mm
- May27°/16°136 mm
- Jun32°/21°84 mm
- Jul34°/23°89 mm
- Aug34°/22°93 mm
- Sep31°/18°80 mm
- Oct24°/11°112 mm
- Nov17°/5°103 mm
- Dec12°/1°137 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge.
National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States.
179 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,977 open records.
The most recorded are the Tsįįłkaałii bitłʼaaʼ halchíʼígíí, the Tufted Titmouse and the Northern Cardinal.
44 species come for the summer, 62 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Rusty Blackbird, Chimney Swift and Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- De Wittnearest town · 23 km in a straight line
- Mid Delta Regional Airport (GLH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 97 km in a straight lineCar hire at MEM airport (Memphis)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 3marked trails within 4 kmCCC Levee Trail, Observation Tower Trail, Big Island Chute Trail
- 5car parks within 3 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge
United States
- 73Birdyas Score
- 179Species
- 109Migrants
- 4Threatened
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
United States · 53 km
- 62Birdyas Score
- 133Species
- 70Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7995297) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,977 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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