Species · BCR 26 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Chuck-will's-widow In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Chuck-will's-widow in Mississippi Alluvial Valley has collapsed: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-93%Since 1969
20Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Chuck-will's-widow has collapsed in Mississippi Alluvial Valley: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Chuck-will's-widow in Mississippi Alluvial Valley is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.87). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±92.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.8795% range
±92.6%Backtest error
19672029
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
20250.000.000.87
20260.000.000.87
20270.000.000.87
20280.000.000.87
20290.000.000.87

Routes In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Routes recording Chuck-will's-widow in Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
TchulaMISSISSIPPI61975
Tchula 2MISSISSIPPI61994
SaffellARKANSAS22019
RoselandLOUISIANA22006
EudoraARKANSAS11994
West TylerARKANSAS11970
South BendARKANSAS11999
HarrisburgARKANSAS12010
MaynardARKANSAS12024
LafeARKANSAS12021
Augusta 2ARKANSAS12007
BardwellKENTUCKY12000
MayflowerLOUISIANA11988
RayvilleLOUISIANA11999
FloydLOUISIANA12001
CommerceMISSISSIPPI11990
Tchula 3MISSISSIPPI12009
Cp GirardeauMISSOURI11985
TiptonvilleTENNESSEE12013
PawpawTENNESSEE11996

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