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

Bewick's Wren In Appalachian Mountains

Bewick's Wren in Appalachian Mountains has collapsed: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-97%Since 1968
43Routes In Region
20Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Bewick's Wren has collapsed in Appalachian Mountains: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bewick's Wren in Appalachian Mountains is projected to stay roughly flat through 1996, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1398.7%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 1996
0.00Projected 1996 index
0.000.0795% range
±1398.7%Backtest error
19661996
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
19920.000.000.07
19930.000.000.07
19940.000.000.07
19950.000.000.07
19960.000.000.07

Routes In Appalachian Mountains

Routes recording Bewick's Wren in Appalachian Mountains.
CovingtonVIRGINIA31967
SunnybrookKENTUCKY21975
CumberlandOHIO21973
ClimerTENNESSEE21968
Allens BrdgeTENNESSEE21976
ChurchvilleVIRGINIA21967
CanaanWEST-VIRGINIA21981
BebeeWEST-VIRGINIA21974
Sleepy CreekWEST-VIRGINIA21982
MonticelloKENTUCKY11969
BeattyvilleKENTUCKY11968
OldtownMARYLAND11976
LinvilleNORTH-CAROLINA11982
NewcomerstwnOHIO11966
WintersetOHIO11972
New MarshfldOHIO11973
Coal RunOHIO11981
PomeroyOHIO11968
JeffersonPENNSYLVANIA11966
NeedmorePENNSYLVANIA11977
JasperTENNESSEE11976
LovellTENNESSEE11969
Corryton RdTENNESSEE11969
WallandTENNESSEE11968
Mt OliveTENNESSEE11972

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