Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Bay-breasted Warbler In Atlantic Northern Forest

Bay-breasted Warbler in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-82%Since 1968
85Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Bay-breasted Warbler has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bay-breasted Warbler in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to fall about 14% by 2029 — from 0.07 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.06 (95% range 0.00–0.36). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±57.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-14%Change by 2029
0.06Projected 2029 index
0.000.3695% range
±57.1%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
20250.080.000.38
20260.070.000.38
20270.070.000.37
20280.060.000.37
20290.060.000.36

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Bay-breasted Warbler in Atlantic Northern Forest.
Pillsbury PdMAINE81968
Forest StaMAINE62000
NorthfieldMAINE51981
CharlestonMAINE52016
Clayton LakeMAINE52001
HancockMAINE42000
NesowadnehunMAINE42021
ClarksvilleNEW-HAMPSHIRE42007
CooperMAINE32021
Big TwentyMAINE32008
TopsfieldMAINE31992
Big Twenty 2MAINE32009
Mt ChocoruaNEW-HAMPSHIRE31991
StoweVERMONT32024
FreedomMAINE21976
EastbrookMAINE21972
BaxterMAINE21984
WinnMAINE21998
WaiteMAINE21977
St DavidMAINE22004
TelosMAINE22006
Baker LakeMAINE22001
YankeetuladiMAINE22009
Blue Ridge NNEW-YORK21996
SpeculatorNEW-YORK21984

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