Species · Massachusetts · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Eastern Meadowlark Population Trend in Massachusetts
Eastern Meadowlark in Massachusetts has collapsed: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
-98%Since 1968
24Routes In State
52Years
Notable Eastern Meadowlark Trends in Massachusetts
long arc declinecomputed index
Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Massachusetts: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
Eastern Meadowlark Population Forecast in Massachusetts
If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in Massachusetts is projected to fall about 100% by 2028 — from 0.15 in 2023 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±2485.6%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-100%Change by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.00–1.995% range
±2485.6%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
Eastern Meadowlark Survey Routes in Massachusetts
| Princeton | 4 | 1976 | 1969 |
| E Dennis | 3 | 1977 | 1971 |
| N Orange | 3 | 1980 | 1968 |
| Marion | 2 | 1994 | 1966 |
| Pittsfield | 2 | 1988 | 1968 |
| Sheffield | 2 | 1998 | 1969 |
| Chilmark | 1 | 1971 | 1971 |
| Wellfleet | 1 | 1977 | 1966 |
| Prattville | 1 | 2013 | 1967 |
| Brockton | 1 | 1973 | 1967 |
| Newburyport | 1 | 2016 | 1967 |
| Maynard | 1 | 1995 | 1967 |
| Littleton | 1 | 2005 | 1967 |
| N Oxford | 1 | 1995 | 1968 |
| Mansfield | 1 | 1992 | 1968 |
| E Pepperell | 1 | 1991 | 1966 |
| Belchertown | 1 | 2023 | 1967 |
| Warren | 1 | 2008 | 1968 |
| S Barre | 1 | 1989 | 1968 |
| Cummington | 1 | 1994 | 1979 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1987 | 1968 |
| Cheshire | 1 | 1994 | 1969 |
| Holden | 1 | 2023 | 1978 |
| Warren 2 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
Eastern Meadowlark Population Trend in Other States
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Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.