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 Recorded
30Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 92 | 2024 | +1% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 74 | 2024 | -79% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 71 | 2024 | -6% | 1975 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 53 | 2024 | +112% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2024 | +882% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 39 | 2024 | +183% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | +240% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 27 | 2022 | -30% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 26 | 2024 | -67% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 25 | 2024 | +120% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2024 | +382% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | -41% | 1975 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 18 | 2024 | +467% | 1976 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 15 | 2024 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | -51% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -84% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2024 | +583% | 1976 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | -2% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2024 | +292% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2024 | +209% | 1981 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 11 | 2024 | -58% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +283% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2024 | +675% | 1991 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2010 | +300% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +82% | 2013 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +33% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -33% | 1975 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2022 | -50% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -89% | 1975 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +67% | 2009 | |
| Hooded Merganser | Anatidae | 4 | 2012 | +300% | 2009 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -77% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -84% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2021 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2021 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +5% | 1975 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2022 | -25% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2022 | -47% | 1976 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2024 | -54% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.