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BBS Route · Rhode Island · BCR 30

Shannock Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Rhode Island Shannock

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shannock 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
Gray CatbirdMimidae752025+81%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae552025+518%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae54202354×2022
American RobinTurdidae502025-62%1975
OvenbirdParulidae372025+197%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302025+154%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae302025+432%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025+569%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae272025+186%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252025-76%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae192025-53%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae192025-58%1975
House SparrowPasseridae172025+0%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-75%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+44%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+357%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+6%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025-75%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+356%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-73%1975
American RedstartParulidae102025+475%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025-51%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+50%2017
Pine WarblerParulidae82025+867%1975
Blue JayCorvidae72025-89%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025-54%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+283%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae72025+14%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+36%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-67%1975
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025-58%1975
House FinchFringillidae62025+57%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+209%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+580%1975
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae52025-50%1975
VeeryTurdidae52025-29%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae52016+438%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+43%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae42017-77%1990
European StarlingSturnidae42025-96%1975

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