Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Woodcock In Atlantic Northern Forest

American Woodcock in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 83% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-83%Since 1969
73Routes In Region
50Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Woodcock has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 83% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Woodcock in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.08). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±52.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.0895% range
±52.7%Backtest error
19662028
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
20240.010.000.09
20250.010.000.08
20260.000.000.08
20270.000.000.08
20280.000.000.08

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording American Woodcock in Atlantic Northern Forest.
GreensboroVERMONT42013
Forest StaMAINE31984
S WallingfrdVERMONT31978
Bowdoin CtrMAINE22006
Horse MtnMAINE22004
Jefferson HlNEW-HAMPSHIRE22005
NewcombNEW-YORK21986
WanakenaNEW-YORK22008
StrattonVERMONT22016
WatervilleVERMONT21972
New HartfordCONNECTICUT12004
WestbrookMAINE12008
NewcastleMAINE11991
Wilson MillsMAINE11991
BethelMAINE11990
ReedsMAINE11983
South ArmMAINE11990
Otisfield GrMAINE11966
ManchesterMAINE11980
HarmonyMAINE11987
BrooksMAINE12008
EastbrookMAINE11986
HancockMAINE11987
AuroraMAINE12012
Moose RiverMAINE11984

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