Species · BCR 13 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Eastern Screech-Owl In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Eastern Screech-Owl in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain has declined: down 40% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-40%Since 1971
25Routes In Region
28Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Eastern Screech-Owl in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Screech-Owl in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.02 (95% range 0.00–0.05). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±25.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.02Projected 2029 index
0.000.0595% range
±25.1%Backtest error
19672029
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
20250.020.000.05
20260.020.000.05
20270.020.000.05
20280.020.000.05
20290.020.000.05

Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Routes recording Eastern Screech-Owl in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain.
EspyvillePENNSYLVANIA31976
CatskillsNEW-YORK11992
GhentNEW-YORK12023
CayugaNEW-YORK11992
BranchportNEW-YORK12021
HamburgNEW-YORK11967
RandolphNEW-YORK12018
Cherry HillNEW-YORK12014
NashvilleNEW-YORK11994
ByronNEW-YORK11990
ChurchvilleNEW-YORK12010
WatertownNEW-YORK12010
PulaskiNEW-YORK11967
ClintonNEW-YORK12011
SalemNEW-YORK12024
North EastonNEW-YORK11971
NaplesNEW-YORK12022
PhiladelphiaNEW-YORK12012
LucerneOHIO12013
MaysvilleOHIO11996
HarmonsburgPENNSYLVANIA12022
Ferris CrnrsPENNSYLVANIA12009
HarrisvillePENNSYLVANIA11998
North PownalVERMONT11992
ShaftsburyVERMONT11986

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