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Common Nighthawk In Appalachian Mountains

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Common Nighthawk in Appalachian Mountains has collapsed: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-94%Since 1968
70Routes In Region
53Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Common Nighthawk has collapsed in Appalachian Mountains: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Nighthawk in Appalachian Mountains is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.04). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±464.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.00–0.0495% range
±464.4%Backtest error
19662028
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
20240.000.000.04
20250.000.000.04
20260.000.000.04
20270.000.000.04
20280.000.000.04

Routes In Appalachian Mountains

Routes recording Common Nighthawk in Appalachian Mountains.
Red BankTENNESSEE131978
MunsonPENNSYLVANIA41979
RidgwayPENNSYLVANIA31996
KittanningPENNSYLVANIA32004
Potomac ParkMARYLAND21999
CorbettsvileNEW-YORK22017
SigelPENNSYLVANIA21997
GreentownPENNSYLVANIA21989
VirginiaPENNSYLVANIA21971
HometownPENNSYLVANIA21998
LovellTENNESSEE22002
Sleepy CreekWEST-VIRGINIA21973
TradeALABAMA12014
SummittALABAMA11972
Pine GroveALABAMA11995
Sunny EveALABAMA11998
Smyer LakeALABAMA11969
MaytownALABAMA11992
BirminghamALABAMA11994
ChildersburgALABAMA11997
BrooksvilleALABAMA11995
LakeviewALABAMA12009
Borden Springs 2ALABAMA12001
StevensonALABAMA12018
OneontaALABAMA12022

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