Guild
Shorebirds
35 species tracked. As a group, shorebirds are -33% since 1968.
Guild Signals
No notable trend signals for shorebirds. See the full index history below.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Shorebirds as a group is projected to fall about 27% by 2029 — from 0.24 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.17 (95% range 0.05–0.29). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-27%Change by 2029
0.17Projected 2029 index
0.05–0.2995% range
±20.5%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.31 |
| 2026 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| 2027 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.30 |
| 2028 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.30 |
| 2029 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.29 |
Shorebirds By State
| Maine | -86% | 4 |
| Idaho | -79% | 8 |
| New Hampshire | -74% | 4 |
| California | -65% | 10 |
| Colorado | -63% | 8 |
| Arizona | -61% | 3 |
| Texas | -57% | 7 |
| Oregon | -57% | 8 |
| Washington | -50% | 7 |
| Massachusetts | -49% | 4 |
| Connecticut | -48% | 3 |
| Vermont | -47% | 4 |
| New Mexico | -45% | 7 |
| Florida | -40% | 6 |
| New York | -31% | 4 |
| Oklahoma | -22% | 4 |
| Michigan | -20% | 4 |
| Kansas | -20% | 5 |
| South Dakota | -16% | 8 |
| Wyoming | -13% | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | -10% | 3 |
| West Virginia | -6% | 3 |
| Utah | -1% | 9 |
| Virginia | +1% | 4 |
| Nevada | +7% | 8 |
| Montana | +8% | 8 |
| Wisconsin | +10% | 4 |
| Alaska | +12% | 24 |
| Minnesota | +15% | 6 |
| Delaware | +15% | 3 |
| New Jersey | +31% | 3 |
| Nebraska | +32% | 7 |
| Maryland | +50% | 4 |
| Louisiana | +60% | 3 |
| North Dakota | +103% | 8 |
| Alabama | +104% | 3 |
| Ohio | +216% | 3 |
| Illinois | +245% | 3 |
| Indiana | +437% | 3 |
| North Carolina | +526% | 4 |
Member Species
| American Woodcock | Scolopacidae | -86% | 1968 |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | -78% | 1970 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Scolopacidae | -60% | 1995 |
| Hudsonian Godwit | Scolopacidae | -51% | 1994 |
| Rock Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | -48% | 1986 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Scolopacidae | -46% | 1995 |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Scolopacidae | -45% | 1995 |
| Pacific Golden-Plover | Charadriidae | -21% | 1995 |
| Wilson's Plover | Charadriidae | -18% | 1968 |
| Wandering Tattler | Scolopacidae | -11% | 1993 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Scolopacidae | -11% | 1985 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | +16% | 1968 |
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopodidae | +26% | 1974 |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | +40% | 1968 |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | +49% | 1968 |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | +51% | 1968 |
| Western Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | +74% | 1994 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | +75% | 1968 |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | +103% | 1969 |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadriidae | +111% | 1984 |
| American Golden-Plover | Charadriidae | +114% | 1986 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Scolopacidae | +174% | 1982 |
| Black Oystercatcher | Haematopodidae | +205% | 1973 |
| Whimbrel | Scolopacidae | +289% | 1985 |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | +325% | 1969 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | +376% | 1994 |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | +419% | 1969 |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Scolopacidae | +422% | 1983 |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | +662% | 1968 |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | +696% | 1983 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Scolopacidae | +718% | 1982 |
| Snowy Plover | Charadriidae | +817% | 1970 |
| Least Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | +924% | 1984 |
| Black Turnstone | Scolopacidae | n/a | n/a |
| Dunlin | Scolopacidae | n/a | n/a |