Species · BCR 12 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Common Goldeneye In Boreal Hardwood Transition

Common Goldeneye in Boreal Hardwood Transition has surged: up 92% on the route-weighted index since 1979.

+92%Since 1979
18Routes In Region
30Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Common Goldeneye has surged in Boreal Hardwood Transition: up 92% on the route-weighted index since 1979.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Goldeneye in Boreal Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2027, near 0.05 (95% range 0.00–0.11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±92.5%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2027
0.05Projected 2027 index
0.000.1195% range
±92.5%Backtest error
19692027
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
20230.050.000.10
20240.050.000.10
20250.050.000.10
20260.050.000.11
20270.050.000.11

Routes In Boreal Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Common Goldeneye in Boreal Hardwood Transition.
Wigwam BayMINNESOTA42018
Tamarac NwrMINNESOTA41993
BlackduckMINNESOTA32019
GlendaleMINNESOTA32013
PickfordMICHIGAN21979
CohassetMINNESOTA22018
Sawbill CampMINNESOTA22018
Washington IWISCONSIN21999
HermanMICHIGAN12022
HovlandMINNESOTA12022
Sawbill LndgMINNESOTA11979
DebsMINNESOTA11990
Crane LakeMINNESOTA12022
LudeMINNESOTA12007
BigforkMINNESOTA12003
BagleyMINNESOTA12004
NebishMINNESOTA12013
CouderayWISCONSIN12018

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