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Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Goldfinch In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGeneralists

American Goldfinch in Piedmont has risen sharply: up 54% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+54%Since 1968
170Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

American Goldfinch has risen sharply in Piedmont: up 53% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Goldfinch in Piedmont is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 12 (95% range 8.3–15). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±22.5%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+2%Change by 2029
12Projected 2029 index
8.3–1595% range
±22.5%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
2025117.915
2026118.015
2027118.115
2028128.215
2029128.315

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording American Goldfinch in Piedmont.
TrymeVIRGINIA642024
HallVIRGINIA462023
Croton 2NEW-JERSEY452024
ShipmanVIRGINIA392024
IjamsvilleMARYLAND372024
CrotonNEW-JERSEY332007
EkloMARYLAND322018
TaylorstownVIRGINIA302010
FinchleyVIRGINIA292021
MonticelloNORTH-CAROLINA282024
OlneyMARYLAND272024
ConcordVIRGINIA272024
EmmitsburgMARYLAND262024
EarltonMARYLAND262024
West GrovePENNSYLVANIA251996
AmherstVIRGINIA242024
JacobusPENNSYLVANIA232024
BrodnaxVIRGINIA232024
Brandy StationVIRGINIA212024
MadonnaMARYLAND202022
EdenNORTH-CAROLINA202024
LabottPENNSYLVANIA191983
WhitmireSOUTH-CAROLINA192024
ClimaxNORTH-CAROLINA182024
MooresvilleNORTH-CAROLINA182001

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