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Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Blue Jay In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGeneralists

Blue Jay in Piedmont has declined: down 37% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-37%Since 1968
171Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Blue Jay in Piedmont. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Blue Jay in Piedmont is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 14 (95% range 10–17). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±6.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-5%Change by 2029
14Projected 2029 index
10–1795% range
±6.4%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
2025141118
2026141117
2027141117
2028141117
2029141017

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Blue Jay in Piedmont.
Croton 2NEW-JERSEY462024
Salem XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA442019
FairplayGEORGIA401991
RutledgeGEORGIA402024
CollegevillePENNSYLVANIA402024
ProsperitySOUTH-CAROLINA402024
LincolntonGEORGIA372017
CherryvilleNORTH-CAROLINA351968
Liberty City 2ALABAMA332024
PendletonSOUTH-CAROLINA291976
Liberty CityALABAMA282011
Good HopeGEORGIA282024
ChesneeSOUTH-CAROLINA282015
WheatonMARYLAND272024
IjamsvilleMARYLAND262024
PassaicNEW-JERSEY261969
Little MtnSOUTH-CAROLINA261988
Plum BranchSOUTH-CAROLINA262024
MillervilleALABAMA252024
OlneyMARYLAND252024
EkloMARYLAND252018
WhitesburgGEORGIA242024
Sunny SideGEORGIA242019
Mount JoyPENNSYLVANIA242024
HiramGEORGIA232018

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