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

Bachman's Sparrow In Piedmont

Bachman's Sparrow in Piedmont has declined: down 43% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-43%Since 1968
22Routes In Region
38Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Bachman's Sparrow in Piedmont. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bachman's Sparrow in Piedmont is projected to stay roughly flat through 2014, near 0.09 (95% range 0.00–0.21). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±530.7%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2014
0.09Projected 2014 index
0.000.2195% range
±530.7%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
20100.090.000.21
20110.090.000.21
20120.090.000.21
20130.090.000.21
20140.090.000.21

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Bachman's Sparrow in Piedmont.
Piedmont NwrGEORGIA52003
GrovetownGEORGIA41988
ForsythGEORGIA31994
RutledgeGEORGIA31981
LanettALABAMA22003
CherryvilleNORTH-CAROLINA21968
PendletonSOUTH-CAROLINA21970
Plum BranchSOUTH-CAROLINA21992
BrodnaxVIRGINIA21989
Nixburg 2ALABAMA12009
CrestGEORGIA11987
LincolntonGEORGIA11987
HollonvilleGEORGIA11976
SiloamGEORGIA11992
StockbridgeGEORGIA11984
WashingtonGEORGIA11986
MetasvilleGEORGIA11998
ArcolaNORTH-CAROLINA11985
Little MtnSOUTH-CAROLINA11985
Salem XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA12005
Cauthens XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA11985
MannboroVIRGINIA11999

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