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

Chimney Swift Population Trend in Rhode Island

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Chimney Swift in Rhode Island has surged: up 144% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+144%Since 1969
6Routes In State
41Years

Notable Chimney Swift Trends in Rhode Island

long arc increasecomputed index

Chimney Swift has surged in Rhode Island: up 144% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Chimney Swift Population Forecast in Rhode Island

If the recent trend holds, Chimney Swift in Rhode Island is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 19 (95% range 4.1–34). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±70%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+2%Change by 2029
19Projected 2029 index
4.1–3495% range
±70%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
2025183.233
2026183.433
2027193.634
2028193.934
2029194.134

Chimney Swift Survey Routes in Rhode Island

Routes recording Chimney Swift in Rhode Island.
Wallum Lake5320241973
Casimir Pulaski Sf1620182016
Sachuest Pt419901966
Shannock220241973
Quonset Pt120241966
Pulaski119911991

Chimney Swift Population Trend in Other States

alabamaarkansascoloradoconnecticutdelawarefloridageorgiaillinoisindianaiowakansaskentuckylouisianamainemarylandmassachusettsmichiganminnesotamississippimissourimontananebraskanew-hampshirenew-jerseynew-yorknorth-carolinanorth-dakotaohiooklahomapennsylvaniasouth-carolinasouth-dakotatennesseetexasvermontvirginiawest-virginiawisconsinwyoming

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