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Eastern Meadowlark In Southeastern Coastal Plain

All regionsSoutheastern Coastal PlainGrassland birds

Eastern Meadowlark in Southeastern Coastal Plain has collapsed: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-85%Since 1968
318Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Southeastern Coastal Plain: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in Southeastern Coastal Plain is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 3.4 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–3.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±137.4%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–3.795% range
±137.4%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
20250.000.003.7
20260.000.003.7
20270.000.003.7
20280.000.003.7
20290.000.003.7

Routes In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Routes recording Eastern Meadowlark in Southeastern Coastal Plain.
Boykin Ml PdSOUTH-CAROLINA571968
Rock ChapelALABAMA512024
WalthallMISSISSIPPI481987
PoplarvilleMISSISSIPPI401978
JarvisburgNORTH-CAROLINA331999
MaconMISSISSIPPI282024
Olive BranchMISSISSIPPI272001
New HollandSOUTH-CAROLINA252024
AberdeenMISSISSIPPI232024
JacksonNORTH-CAROLINA222017
CalebeeALABAMA202024
Big SandyTENNESSEE202024
FairviewALABAMA192024
DibervilleMISSISSIPPI191987
BickhamLOUISIANA182024
NecaiseMISSISSIPPI182022
FoleyALABAMA171984
TupeloMISSISSIPPI172022
HumboldtTENNESSEE172024
BeargrassNORTH-CAROLINA161981
CornlandVIRGINIA152014
MansfieldTENNESSEE142024
Mt CarmelMISSISSIPPI132016
CyburMISSISSIPPI122019
RowlandNORTH-CAROLINA122024

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