Guild · New York · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Game Birds In New York

4 species in this guild. As a group they are -69% since 1968.

Guild Signals

guild collapsecomputed index

Game birds as a group have fallen sharply in New York, down 69% since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Game birds in New York is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.65 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.77). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±98.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029

0.00Projected 2029 index

0.00–0.7795% range

±98.1%Backtest error

Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.

Year	Projected index	95% high
2025	0.09	0.86
2026	0.06	0.84
2027	0.04	0.81
2028	0.01	0.78
2029	0.00	0.77

Member Species In New York

Game birds species in New York.

Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	-99%
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianidae	-99%
Ruffed Grouse	Phasianidae	+101%
Wild Turkey	Phasianidae	27×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.