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

Eastern Meadowlark In Atlantic Northern Forest

Eastern Meadowlark in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-99%Since 1968
107Routes In Region
55Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±3158.1%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.001.195% range
±3158.1%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
20250.000.001.1
20260.000.001.1
20270.000.001.1
20280.000.001.1
20290.000.001.1

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Eastern Meadowlark in Atlantic Northern Forest.
FreedomMAINE61977
WilmotNEW-HAMPSHIRE51978
BentonMAINE41980
EastbrookMAINE41987
CastineMAINE41986
JeffersonMAINE42010
FitzwilliamNEW-HAMPSHIRE41999
Number FourNEW-YORK41995
SciotaNEW-YORK41989
HancockMAINE31997
N OrangeMASSACHUSETTS31980
Dexter LakeNEW-YORK31969
WatervilleVERMONT31980
Bowdoin CtrMAINE22013
WarrenMAINE21990
CambridgeMAINE22005
WytopitlockMAINE21978
RomeMAINE22010
PittsfieldMASSACHUSETTS21988
SheffieldMASSACHUSETTS21998
ConcordNEW-HAMPSHIRE21998
MarlowNEW-HAMPSHIRE22005
LempsterNEW-HAMPSHIRE21997
StratfordNEW-HAMPSHIRE21995
HighmarketNEW-YORK22023

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