Species · BCR 13 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Common Gallinule In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Common Gallinule in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain has fallen sharply: down 58% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-58%Since 1970
21Routes In Region
35Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Common Gallinule in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Gallinule in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.04). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±13.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.000.0495% range
±13.2%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
20250.010.000.05
20260.010.000.05
20270.010.000.04
20280.010.000.04
20290.010.000.04

Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Routes recording Common Gallinule in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain.
Alder CreekNEW-YORK41969
GarrettsvileOHIO21972
Herner CrnsOHIO21988
Grand IsleVERMONT21974
DuanesburgNEW-YORK12009
OrleansNEW-YORK12010
Mt MorrisNEW-YORK11974
West SenecaNEW-YORK11979
CastileNEW-YORK12011
ByronNEW-YORK11988
Cicero CtrNEW-YORK11971
WatertownNEW-YORK12005
SalemNEW-YORK11977
WaddingtonNEW-YORK11998
OgdensburgNEW-YORK12024
NaplesNEW-YORK11972
PhiladelphiaNEW-YORK12008
Slippery RkPENNSYLVANIA11985
Ferris CrnrsPENNSYLVANIA12017
TeeplevillePENNSYLVANIA11973
HinesburgVERMONT11982

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