Species · BCR 30 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Woodcock In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

American Woodcock in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has collapsed: down 81% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-81%Since 1968
57Routes In Region
42Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Woodcock has collapsed in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast: down 81% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Woodcock in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to stay roughly flat through 2026, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±149.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2026
0.00Projected 2026 index
0.000.0695% range
±149.1%Backtest error
19662026
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
20220.000.000.06
20230.000.000.06
20240.000.000.06
20250.000.000.06
20260.000.000.06

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording American Woodcock in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
N OxfordMASSACHUSETTS51973
MardelaMARYLAND31984
HolleyvilleDELAWARE21980
Gay HeadMASSACHUSETTS21996
MysticCONNECTICUT11981
UncasvilleCONNECTICUT11989
WillimanticCONNECTICUT12005
DanburyCONNECTICUT11972
WarrenCONNECTICUT12001
Long HillCONNECTICUT11980
Mid HaddamCONNECTICUT11995
SouthingtonCONNECTICUT12021
HarringtonDELAWARE11970
FredericaDELAWARE11967
Lowes XrdsDELAWARE11966
PepperboxDELAWARE12003
GeorgetownDELAWARE11997
Cape NeddickMAINE11995
JonesMARYLAND11971
BeltsvilleMARYLAND11979
Tall TimbersMARYLAND11976
PomonkeyMARYLAND11966
PomfretMARYLAND11977
NortheastMARYLAND11985
MelitotaMARYLAND11991

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