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

Yellow Warbler Population Trend in Rhode Island

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Yellow Warbler in Rhode Island has surged: up 344% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+344%Since 1969
7Routes In State
53Years

Notable Yellow Warbler Trends in Rhode Island

long arc increasecomputed index

Yellow Warbler has surged in Rhode Island: up 344% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Yellow Warbler Population Forecast in Rhode Island

If the recent trend holds, Yellow Warbler in Rhode Island is projected to rise about 18% by 2029 — from 11 in 2024 to a central estimate of 13 (95% range 3.3–24). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±42%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+18%Change by 2029
13Projected 2029 index
3.3–2495% range
±42%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
2025132.723
2026132.923
2027133.023
2028133.123
2029133.324

Yellow Warbler Survey Routes in Rhode Island

Routes recording Yellow Warbler in Rhode Island.
Shannock2620241973
Sachuest Pt2519901966
Block Island1520101987
Casimir Pulaski Sf920182016
Quonset Pt620241967
Wallum Lake220241973
Pulaski119911991

Yellow Warbler Population Trend in Other States

alabamaalaskaarizonaarkansascaliforniacoloradoconnecticutdelawarefloridageorgiaidahoillinoisindianaiowakansaskentuckymainemarylandmassachusettsmichiganminnesotamississippimissourimontananebraskanevadanew-hampshirenew-jerseynew-mexiconew-yorknorth-carolinanorth-dakotaohiooklahomaoregonpennsylvaniasouth-carolinasouth-dakotatennesseetexasutahvermontvirginiawashingtonwest-virginiawisconsinwyoming

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