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Eastern Meadowlark In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

All regionsNew England / Mid-Atlantic CoastGrassland birds

Eastern Meadowlark in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has collapsed: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-92%Since 1968
138Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.76 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–2.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±313.9%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–2.495% range
±313.9%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
20250.000.002.4
20260.000.002.4
20270.000.002.4
20280.000.002.4
20290.000.002.4

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording Eastern Meadowlark in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
HongaMARYLAND182024
WalnutMARYLAND152024
New BedfordNEW-JERSEY152014
Grove NeckMARYLAND111996
Snow HillMARYLAND81976
SinepuxentMARYLAND71978
Pr FrederickMARYLAND72005
DeepwaterNEW-JERSEY61977
DanburyCONNECTICUT51986
Broomes IslMARYLAND51996
Tall TimbersMARYLAND52014
MysticCONNECTICUT41997
WestbrookCONNECTICUT41998
FruitlandMARYLAND41998
St. George'S IslandMARYLAND42017
PrincetonMASSACHUSETTS41976
AncoraNEW-JERSEY41976
Bennett MillNEW-JERSEY41976
SharpsVIRGINIA42024
HarringtonDELAWARE32024
DoverDELAWARE31987
FrankfordDELAWARE31998
Pt RepublicMARYLAND31989
ElktonMARYLAND32024
EastonMARYLAND32021

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