Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Common Goldeneye In Atlantic Northern Forest

Common Goldeneye in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 84% on the route-weighted index since 1977.

-84%Since 1977
18Routes In Region
25Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Common Goldeneye has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 84% on the route-weighted index since 1977.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Goldeneye in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2023, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±91.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2023
0.00Projected 2023 index
0.000.0795% range
±91.7%Backtest error
19672023
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
20190.000.000.07
20200.000.000.07
20210.000.000.07
20220.000.000.07
20230.000.000.07

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Common Goldeneye in Atlantic Northern Forest.
Forest StaMAINE91967
St DavidMAINE42004
WashburnMAINE32005
CarrabassettMAINE11993
BaxterMAINE11984
Seboomook LkMAINE12013
GreenvilleMAINE11987
MedwayMAINE12018
Grnd Lk StrmMAINE11990
Clayton LakeMAINE11998
Horse MtnMAINE11990
Weeks BrookMAINE12003
NesowadnehunMAINE11992
Heron LakeMAINE11983
Lake MoxieMAINE12011
StratfordNEW-HAMPSHIRE12014
ClarksvilleNEW-HAMPSHIRE11981
Horseshoe L.NEW-YORK11993

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