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BBS Route · Rhode Island · BCR 30

Quonset Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Rhode Island Quonset Pt

Top 40 of 106 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae822024+137%1968
American RobinTurdidae822024+187%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae47202436×1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422024+389%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae402024+132%1968
OvenbirdParulidae332024+245%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae26202421×1969
House SparrowPasseridae232024+59%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae222024+55%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024+72%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192024+97%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162024+105%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152024+44%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+64%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024+700%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024+520%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+50%1968
American CrowCorvidae102024-15%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-48%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+87%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+90%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024-87%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+200%1968
European StarlingSturnidae82024-42%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae82024+371%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+186%1969
American RedstartParulidae72024+100%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+143%2017
Blue JayCorvidae62024-60%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62024-52%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+467%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae61993n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+80%1970
Herring GullLaridae52022-30%1974
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52022+400%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024+150%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+80%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024+220%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024+167%1973
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024-32%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.