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
0.00–0.0595% range
±25.1%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2026 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2027 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2028 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2029 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain
| Espyville | PENNSYLVANIA | 3 | 1976 |
| Catskills | NEW-YORK | 1 | 1992 |
| Ghent | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2023 |
| Cayuga | NEW-YORK | 1 | 1992 |
| Branchport | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2021 |
| Hamburg | NEW-YORK | 1 | 1967 |
| Randolph | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2018 |
| Cherry Hill | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2014 |
| Nashville | NEW-YORK | 1 | 1994 |
| Byron | NEW-YORK | 1 | 1990 |
| Churchville | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2010 |
| Watertown | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2010 |
| Pulaski | NEW-YORK | 1 | 1967 |
| Clinton | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2011 |
| Salem | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2024 |
| North Easton | NEW-YORK | 1 | 1971 |
| Naples | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia | NEW-YORK | 1 | 2012 |
| Lucerne | OHIO | 1 | 2013 |
| Maysville | OHIO | 1 | 1996 |
| Harmonsburg | PENNSYLVANIA | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferris Crnrs | PENNSYLVANIA | 1 | 2009 |
| Harrisville | PENNSYLVANIA | 1 | 1998 |
| North Pownal | VERMONT | 1 | 1992 |
| Shaftsbury | VERMONT | 1 | 1986 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.