Species · BCR 13 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Barred Owl In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Barred Owl in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain has surged: up 147% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+147%Since 1969
39Routes In Region
51Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Barred Owl has surged in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain: up 147% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Barred Owl in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.10 (95% range 0.01–0.18). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±55.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.10Projected 2029 index
0.010.1895% range
±55.7%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
20250.090.000.18
20260.090.000.18
20270.090.000.18
20280.090.010.18
20290.100.010.18

Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Routes recording Barred Owl in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain.
HiramOHIO42015
Herner CrnsOHIO32023
CatskillsNEW-YORK22015
Canadice LNEW-YORK22005
Mt MorrisNEW-YORK22016
PittsfieldOHIO22021
New SomersetOHIO21977
HarrisvillePENNSYLVANIA22003
RhinebeckNEW-YORK12017
AusterlitzNEW-YORK12007
Ballston LkNEW-YORK11970
Oriskany FlsNEW-YORK12016
BranchportNEW-YORK12024
RandolphNEW-YORK12018
NashvilleNEW-YORK11976
ByronNEW-YORK11968
ChurchvilleNEW-YORK11976
PulaskiNEW-YORK12022
N WilmurtNEW-YORK11995
SalemNEW-YORK12017
ArgyleNEW-YORK12018
North EastonNEW-YORK12014
ParishvilleNEW-YORK12024
HopkintonNEW-YORK12014
WillsboroNEW-YORK12012

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