Species · Massachusetts · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
American Woodcock Population Trend in Massachusetts
American Woodcock in Massachusetts has fallen sharply: down 58% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
-58%Since 1969
18Routes In State
22Years
Notable American Woodcock Trends in Massachusetts
long arc declinecomputed index
American Woodcock has fallen sharply in Massachusetts: down 58% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
American Woodcock Population Forecast in Massachusetts
If the recent trend holds, American Woodcock in Massachusetts is projected to stay roughly flat through 2021, near 0.04 (95% range 0.00–0.21). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±42.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2021
0.04Projected 2021 index
0.00–0.2195% range
±42.9%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 2018 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| 2019 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| 2020 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| 2021 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
American Woodcock Survey Routes in Massachusetts
| N Oxford | 5 | 1973 | 1969 |
| Gay Head | 2 | 1996 | 1996 |
| E Dennis | 1 | 1987 | 1973 |
| Chilmark | 1 | 1973 | 1973 |
| Ware River | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Cape Cod Ns | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Brockton | 1 | 1974 | 1974 |
| Maynard | 1 | 1968 | 1968 |
| Littleton | 1 | 1972 | 1972 |
| Mansfield | 1 | 1968 | 1968 |
| E Pepperell | 1 | 1966 | 1966 |
| Belchertown | 1 | 2016 | 1970 |
| Warren | 1 | 2009 | 1968 |
| N Orange | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Cummington | 1 | 2009 | 1969 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 2009 | 2000 |
| Cheshire | 1 | 1985 | 1969 |
| Warren 2 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
American Woodcock Population Trend in Other States
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.