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Chuck-will's-widow In Appalachian Mountains

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Chuck-will's-widow in Appalachian Mountains has collapsed: down 81% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-81%Since 1968
57Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Chuck-will's-widow has collapsed in Appalachian Mountains: down 81% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Chuck-will's-widow in Appalachian Mountains is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±71.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1295% range
±71.1%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
20250.030.000.14
20260.020.000.13
20270.020.000.13
20280.020.000.13
20290.010.000.12

Routes In Appalachian Mountains

Routes recording Chuck-will's-widow in Appalachian Mountains.
Table RockNORTH-CAROLINA42022
TalladegaALABAMA32024
Zaleski S.F.OHIO31996
LandrumSOUTH-CAROLINA31992
SummittALABAMA21978
DearmanvilleALABAMA21983
YoungtownALABAMA22023
OdenvilleALABAMA22023
Borden SprngALABAMA21998
BrooksvilleALABAMA22010
KymulgaALABAMA22019
Borden Springs 2ALABAMA22024
OneontaALABAMA22012
CartersvilleGEORGIA22024
LinwoodGEORGIA22019
MonticelloKENTUCKY22015
MckeeKENTUCKY22023
Corryton RdTENNESSEE21992
TradeALABAMA12010
Pine GroveALABAMA12018
DawsonALABAMA11995
Sunny EveALABAMA12023
GreensportALABAMA12022
Smyer LakeALABAMA12024
Mt OliveALABAMA12023

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