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BBS Route · Rhode Island · BCR 30

Quonset Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

108Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Rhode Island Quonset Pt

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Quonset Pt route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
American RobinTurdidae852025+165%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae742025+134%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae442025+61%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae422025+154%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae362025+357%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae36202539×1971
OvenbirdParulidae352025+232%1968
House SparrowPasseridae352025+124%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae24202519×1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+82%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025+90%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182025+80%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025+111%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+400%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025+111%1968
American CrowCorvidae122025+3%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae122025+443%1968
American RedstartParulidae122025+189%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+200%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+69%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+750%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+533%1973
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025-38%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+440%1980
Blue JayCorvidae72025-60%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-40%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+240%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+87%2018
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+171%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+175%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+171%2017
Horned LarkAlaudidae61993n/an/a
Herring GullLaridae52022-30%1974
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52022+400%2019
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-39%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-42%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024+150%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+80%1973
House FinchFringillidae42025+67%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024+167%1973

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.