Uncommon Birds in Rhode Island
Our list for Rhode Island has 82 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 12 summer visitors, 36 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Rhode Island in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 82, most common first
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisPassage migrantUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantUncommon62–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleWinter visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantUncommon10–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Little AukAlle alleWinter visitorUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made