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
0.00–1.195% range
±3158.1%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.1 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.1 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.1 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.1 |
| 2029 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.1 |
Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest
| Freedom | MAINE | 6 | 1977 |
| Wilmot | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 5 | 1978 |
| Benton | MAINE | 4 | 1980 |
| Eastbrook | MAINE | 4 | 1987 |
| Castine | MAINE | 4 | 1986 |
| Jefferson | MAINE | 4 | 2010 |
| Fitzwilliam | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 4 | 1999 |
| Number Four | NEW-YORK | 4 | 1995 |
| Sciota | NEW-YORK | 4 | 1989 |
| Hancock | MAINE | 3 | 1997 |
| N Orange | MASSACHUSETTS | 3 | 1980 |
| Dexter Lake | NEW-YORK | 3 | 1969 |
| Waterville | VERMONT | 3 | 1980 |
| Bowdoin Ctr | MAINE | 2 | 2013 |
| Warren | MAINE | 2 | 1990 |
| Cambridge | MAINE | 2 | 2005 |
| Wytopitlock | MAINE | 2 | 1978 |
| Rome | MAINE | 2 | 2010 |
| Pittsfield | MASSACHUSETTS | 2 | 1988 |
| Sheffield | MASSACHUSETTS | 2 | 1998 |
| Concord | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 1998 |
| Marlow | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 2005 |
| Lempster | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 1997 |
| Stratford | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 1995 |
| Highmarket | NEW-YORK | 2 | 2023 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.