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Common Nighthawk In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasAerial insectivores

Common Nighthawk in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has collapsed: down 84% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-84%Since 1969
70Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Common Nighthawk has collapsed in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas: down 84% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Nighthawk in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.14 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.48). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±64.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.4895% range
±64.9%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
20250.020.000.50
20260.000.000.48
20270.000.000.48
20280.000.000.48
20290.000.000.48

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Common Nighthawk in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
Town BluffTEXAS141990
AthensTEXAS82016
AshdownARKANSAS62013
DibollTEXAS52024
StarkARKANSAS41970
PoyenARKANSAS21986
Coal HillARKANSAS22021
DerryLOUISIANA21989
LongstreetLOUISIANA22022
FredTEXAS22023
Union HillTEXAS22023
Easton 2TEXAS22021
Old MiloARKANSAS11996
Locust BayouARKANSAS12016
StampsARKANSAS12022
HopeARKANSAS12021
HollywoodARKANSAS12007
MassardARKANSAS12022
HavanaARKANSAS12017
SpringhillARKANSAS12021
Dry ForkARKANSAS12018
Magazine MtnARKANSAS12012
EastonLOUISIANA11990
De RidderLOUISIANA12016
FishvilleLOUISIANA11979

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