Species · Rhode Island · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Green Heron Population Trend in Rhode Island
Green Heron in Rhode Island has fallen sharply: down 55% on the route-weighted index since 1972.
-55%Since 1972
6Routes In State
17Years
Notable Green Heron Trends in Rhode Island
long arc declinecomputed index
Green Heron has fallen sharply in Rhode Island: down 55% on the route-weighted index since 1972.
Green Heron Survey Routes in Rhode Island
| Block Island | 1 | 1996 | 1987 |
| Quonset Pt | 1 | 1990 | 1969 |
| Sachuest Pt | 1 | 1990 | 1969 |
| Shannock | 1 | 1990 | 1977 |
| Wallum Lake | 1 | 2022 | 1973 |
| Casimir Pulaski Sf | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
Green Heron Population Trend in Other States
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Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.