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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 18 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 →
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 →
1973–2024Span
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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae582024+468%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae572024+71%1975
American RobinTurdidae572024-61%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae54202354×2022
Tufted TitmouseParidae362024+416%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae332024+159%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024+539%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae262024+157%1975
OvenbirdParulidae252024+182%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024-49%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024+442%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024+378%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-75%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+800%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024-77%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-63%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024-65%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+32%1975
European StarlingSturnidae102024-95%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-65%1975
Pine WarblerParulidae102024+900%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024+6%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024-49%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024-54%1975
VeeryTurdidae82024-38%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+94%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024-24%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024-79%1975
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+343%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-31%1975
American RedstartParulidae62024+350%1975
House SparrowPasseridae62024-43%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024-21%1975
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+56%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae52016+438%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+200%2019
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+29%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae42017-77%1990
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+200%1976
Blue JayCorvidae42024-92%1975

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