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Eastern Meadowlark In Boreal Hardwood Transition

All regionsBoreal Hardwood TransitionGrassland birds

Eastern Meadowlark in Boreal Hardwood Transition has collapsed: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-87%Since 1968
89Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Boreal Hardwood Transition: down 86% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in Boreal Hardwood Transition is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 1.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±76.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–1.995% range
±76.3%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
20250.060.001.9
20260.000.001.9
20270.000.001.9
20280.000.001.9
20290.000.001.9

Routes In Boreal Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Eastern Meadowlark in Boreal Hardwood Transition.
PickfordMICHIGAN322024
CunardMICHIGAN102021
Traverse CtyMICHIGAN101992
Pleasant Valley 2MICHIGAN102024
Cedar RunMICHIGAN101999
Amnicon FallsWISCONSIN102024
Walloon Lake 2MICHIGAN92024
HerronMICHIGAN92016
GilmanWISCONSIN92024
Hubbard LakeMICHIGAN81996
CathroMICHIGAN72016
MayfieldMICHIGAN62022
Pleasant ValMICHIGAN51997
BagleyMINNESOTA52006
Iron RiverWISCONSIN52024
Washington IWISCONSIN52024
WilsonMICHIGAN42010
Walloon LakeMICHIGAN42004
NebishMINNESOTA42004
MellenWISCONSIN42002
Bear LakeMICHIGAN32024
IronsMICHIGAN31989
Sand LakeMICHIGAN32024
HarriettaMICHIGAN32019
DebsMINNESOTA32019

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