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Species · BCR 24 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Common Nighthawk In Central Hardwoods

All regionsCentral HardwoodsAerial insectivores

Common Nighthawk in Central Hardwoods has collapsed: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-95%Since 1968
70Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Common Nighthawk has collapsed in Central Hardwoods: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Nighthawk in Central Hardwoods is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±214.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1295% range
±214.7%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
20250.000.000.12
20260.000.000.12
20270.000.000.12
20280.000.000.12
20290.000.000.12

Routes In Central Hardwoods

Routes recording Common Nighthawk in Central Hardwoods.
RomeOHIO51977
DrakesboroKENTUCKY31991
BoxvilleKENTUCKY31971
MarshfieldMISSOURI32021
Valhermoso SpgsALABAMA21967
LeveeKENTUCKY21968
McbrayerKENTUCKY21988
PlumKENTUCKY21982
CassvilleMISSOURI21983
MincyMISSOURI22018
BaronOKLAHOMA22021
Belotes BendTENNESSEE21992
BradyvilleTENNESSEE22014
HillsboroALABAMA11987
Carter GroveALABAMA12023
ZionARKANSAS12011
FultonARKANSAS12000
ComptonARKANSAS12018
AvocaARKANSAS11981
RussellARKANSAS12019
MarshallARKANSAS12012
BirdsILLINOIS11997
SanduskyILLINOIS11993
BrazilINDIANA11992
CelestineINDIANA11987

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