Guild · Rhode Island · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Grassland Birds In Rhode Island

3 species in this guild. As a group they are +200% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for grassland birds in Rhode Island. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Grassland birds in Rhode Island is projected to rise about 382% by 2015 — from 6.0 in 2010 to a central estimate of 29 (95% range 4.1–54). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±303.8%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+382%Change by 2015

29Projected 2015 index

4.1–5495% range

±303.8%Backtest error

Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.

Year	Projected index	95% low	95% high
2011	27	1.7	51
2012	27	2.3	52
2013	28	2.9	53
2014	28	3.5	53
2015	29	4.1	54

Member Species In Rhode Island

Grassland birds species in Rhode Island.

Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	-83%
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	-64%
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianidae	+93%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.