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Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Eastern Meadowlark In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGrassland birds

Eastern Meadowlark in Piedmont has collapsed: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-82%Since 1968
163Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Piedmont: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in Piedmont is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 6.1 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–6.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±109.8%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–6.195% range
±109.8%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
20250.000.006.1
20260.000.006.1
20270.000.006.1
20280.000.006.1
20290.000.006.1

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Eastern Meadowlark in Piedmont.
PendletonSOUTH-CAROLINA851976
MetasvilleGEORGIA552000
CherryvilleNORTH-CAROLINA341968
LincolntonGEORGIA292017
MoranVIRGINIA282024
Lincolnton 2GEORGIA252024
Stoney PointGEORGIA252007
AspersPENNSYLVANIA251989
Boiling SpgsSOUTH-CAROLINA251979
WylliesburgVIRGINIA252019
Little MtnSOUTH-CAROLINA241988
Brandy StationVIRGINIA222024
Mooresville 2NORTH-CAROLINA202024
EmmitsburgMARYLAND182024
GuptonNORTH-CAROLINA182024
MaxeysGEORGIA172024
DurhamNORTH-CAROLINA162024
Church RoadVIRGINIA162024
FinchleyVIRGINIA162021
AthensGEORGIA152024
RinggoldVIRGINIA152024
BrodnaxVIRGINIA152024
OakboroNORTH-CAROLINA142024
OstwaltNORTH-CAROLINA142024
ChesneeSOUTH-CAROLINA142015

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