Species · BCR 28 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Bank Swallow In Appalachian Mountains

Bank Swallow in Appalachian Mountains has collapsed: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-95%Since 1968
130Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Bank Swallow has collapsed in Appalachian Mountains: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bank Swallow in Appalachian Mountains is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.76). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±399.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.7695% range
±399.3%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.000.000.76
20260.000.000.76
20270.000.000.76
20280.000.000.76
20290.000.000.76

Routes In Appalachian Mountains

Routes recording Bank Swallow in Appalachian Mountains.
BloomsburyNEW-JERSEY401992
W AugustaVIRGINIA282000
MifflintownPENNSYLVANIA211986
RiftonNEW-YORK201967
Corryton RdTENNESSEE182001
Green BankWEST-VIRGINIA171997
English CtrPENNSYLVANIA151975
Mt OliveALABAMA121974
OneontaNEW-YORK121998
RydePENNSYLVANIA121993
DurhamNEW-YORK101976
HixWEST-VIRGINIA101982
Sleepy CreekWEST-VIRGINIA101980
CentervilleNEW-YORK92006
Hop BottomPENNSYLVANIA82005
MartinsburgWEST-VIRGINIA81995
BetulaPENNSYLVANIA72022
CorbettsvileNEW-YORK61993
Vestal CtrNEW-YORK62009
Warwick 2NEW-YORK62009
BirminghamOHIO62024
RosecransPENNSYLVANIA62021
Clear CreekWEST-VIRGINIA61995
MedusaNEW-YORK52019
MeadowbrookOHIO52007

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