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BBS Route · Rhode Island · BCR 30

Wallum Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
31Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Rhode Island Wallum Lake

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wallum Lake 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
Chimney SwiftApodidae882025+186%1975
House SparrowPasseridae772025-6%1975
American RobinTurdidae742025-12%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae602025+196%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae482025-18%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432025+365%1975
European StarlingSturnidae312025-78%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252025+827%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025+359%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025+750%1976
American CrowCorvidae212025+91%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025-7%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+223%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152025+110%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142025-7%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae132025+24%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025-10%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+775%1991
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122025-13%1975
Pine WarblerParulidae122025+400%1992
Blue JayCorvidae112025-50%1975
OvenbirdParulidae112025-30%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-76%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112025+400%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-68%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025+8%1975
House FinchFringillidae92025+173%1981
Canada GooseAnatidae82010+300%1981
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-42%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-74%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-86%1975
American RedstartParulidae52025+200%1977
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-61%1975
VeeryTurdidae52025+44%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+100%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025-42%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+233%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-86%1975
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+100%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+100%2009

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