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BBS Route · Rhode Island · BCR 30

Wallum Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
30Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Rhode Island Wallum Lake

Top 40 of 101 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
American RobinTurdidae922024+1%1975
European StarlingSturnidae742024-79%1975
House SparrowPasseridae712024-6%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae532024+112%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392024+882%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae392024+183%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302024+240%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae272022-30%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae262024-67%1975
American CrowCorvidae252024+120%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+382%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae222024-41%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae182024+467%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152024-14%1975
Blue JayCorvidae142024-51%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142024-84%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024+583%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024-2%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+292%1976
House FinchFringillidae122024+209%1981
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024-58%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+283%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102024+675%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae82010+300%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+82%2013
VeeryTurdidae52024+33%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-33%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42022-50%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-89%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+67%2009
Hooded MerganserAnatidae42012+300%2009
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+100%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32022-77%1975
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024-84%1975
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+200%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae32021+67%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+5%1975
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22022-25%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22022-47%1976
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024-54%1975

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