Species · Delaware · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Redstart Population Trend in Delaware

American Redstart in Delaware has fallen sharply: down 57% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-57%Since 1969
9Routes In State
20Years

Notable American Redstart Trends in Delaware

long arc declinecomputed index

American Redstart has fallen sharply in Delaware: down 57% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

American Redstart Population Forecast in Delaware

If the recent trend holds, American Redstart in Delaware is projected to fall about 54% by 2014 — from 0.25 in 2009 to a central estimate of 0.12 (95% range 0.00–0.36). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±83.8%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-54%Change by 2014
0.12Projected 2014 index
0.000.3695% range
±83.8%Backtest error
19662014
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
20100.130.000.37
20110.130.000.37
20120.120.000.37
20130.120.000.36
20140.120.000.36

American Redstart Survey Routes in Delaware

Routes recording American Redstart in Delaware.
Blackbird220012001
Mt Pleasant119711968
Wilmington119851985
Harrington120091968
Frederica119751966
Frankford119781978
Holleyville119761971
Lowes Xrds119771975
Milton120092009

American Redstart Population Trend in Other States

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