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Eastern Meadowlark Population Trend in Connecticut

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Eastern Meadowlark in Connecticut has collapsed: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-98%Since 1968

17Routes In State

42Years

Notable Eastern Meadowlark Trends in Connecticut

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Connecticut: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Eastern Meadowlark Population Forecast in Connecticut

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in Connecticut is projected to fall about 100% by 2018 — from 0.09 in 2013 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1403%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2018

0.00Projected 2018 index

0.00–1.695% range

±1403%Backtest error

Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.

Year	Projected index	95% low	95% high
2014	0.00	0.00	1.6
2015	0.00	0.00	1.6
2016	0.00	0.00	1.6
2017	0.00	0.00	1.6
2018	0.00	0.00	1.6

Eastern Meadowlark Survey Routes in Connecticut

Routes recording Eastern Meadowlark in Connecticut.

Danbury	5	1986	1968
Mystic	4	1997	1973
Westbrook	4	1998	1969
Uncasville	2	2002	1973
Woodstock	2	1990	1968
Greenwich	2	1969	1967
Mid Haddam	2	1994	1973
E Hartland	1	1982	1967
Buckingham	1	1999	1966
Willimantic	1	1999	1967
No Woodbury	1	1992	1967
Sherman	1	2013	1972
Warren	1	1993	1972
Long Hill	1	1987	1972
Southington	1	1985	1973
New Hartford	1	1987	1972
Granby	1	1996	1988

Eastern Meadowlark Population Trend in Other States

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