Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Arkansas
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

The Northern Bobwhite is an ecologically, economically, and culturally important bird associated with early-successional habitat. The species is declining across much of their geographic range and numerous state, federal, and NGO agencies are working towards recovering this species. Recovery will be informed by identifying focal areas for management and understanding the distribution of birds across large geographic areas. We are working with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to use their survey data to create occupancy maps for the species across the entirety of the state to better understand their distribution and habitat associations and to inform priority management areas.