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BBS Route · Rhode Island · BCR 30

Sachuest Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.

82Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1990Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Rhode Island Sachuest Pt

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sachuest 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
European StarlingSturnidae1971990+192%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae981990+505%1969
American RobinTurdidae791990+97%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae671990+11%1969
House SparrowPasseridae621990+165%1969
House FinchFringillidae57199017×1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae531990-45%1969
American CrowCorvidae391990+436%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae321990+197%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae301978n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae251990+333%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae251990+55%1969
Great Black-backed GullLaridae231989-44%1971
Herring GullLaridae201990-90%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae201990+520%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae181990+400%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae171990+620%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae161990-7%1970
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae151989-6%1977
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae141990+67%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81990+200%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae61990+61%1969
Blue JayCorvidae51990+100%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae51990-41%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae51990+8%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae51990-26%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae41990+62%1970
MallardAnatidae41990-36%1971
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae41990-3%1985
Laughing GullLaridae41978n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31990-18%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae21990-15%1969
BobolinkIcteridae21973+0%1967
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae21989-46%1970
Purple FinchFringillidae21988+125%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae21985-64%1970
GadwallAnatidae21967n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae21989+225%1975
Snowy EgretArdeidae21990+33%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21990+0%1972

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