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Bar-tailed Godwit In BCR 2

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Bar-tailed Godwit in BCR 2 has edged down: down 19% on the route-weighted index since 1995.

-19%Since 1995
5Routes In Region
18Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Bar-tailed Godwit in BCR 2. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bar-tailed Godwit in BCR 2 is projected to fall about 16% by 2028 — from 0.56 in 2023 to a central estimate of 0.47 (95% range 0.00–1.8). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±99.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-16%Change by 2028
0.47Projected 2028 index
0.00–1.895% range
±99.8%Backtest error
19932028
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
20240.490.001.8
20250.480.001.8
20260.480.001.8
20270.470.001.8
20280.470.001.8

Routes In BCR 2

Routes recording Bar-tailed Godwit in BCR 2.
NomeALASKA52023
TellerALASKA32012
Cape NomeALASKA12019
CouncilALASKA11998
Kotzebue (Short)ALASKA11994

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