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Eastern Screech-Owl In Southeastern Coastal Plain

All regionsSoutheastern Coastal PlainGeneralists

Eastern Screech-Owl in Southeastern Coastal Plain has fallen sharply: down 58% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-58%Since 1968
133Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Eastern Screech-Owl in Southeastern Coastal Plain. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Screech-Owl in Southeastern Coastal Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±83.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.0695% range
±83.1%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
20250.010.000.06
20260.010.000.06
20270.010.000.06
20280.010.000.06
20290.010.000.06

Routes In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Routes recording Eastern Screech-Owl in Southeastern Coastal Plain.
RentzGEORGIA42000
WorkmoreGEORGIA41978
Everett CityGEORGIA21976
HendersonGEORGIA21976
LacrossGEORGIA21977
KellerGEORGIA21976
TarverGEORGIA22009
ShilohGEORGIA22012
ShilohKENTUCKY21990
SlidellLOUISIANA21987
Olive BranchMISSISSIPPI21975
KinstonNORTH-CAROLINA22004
MontagueNORTH-CAROLINA22014
Johns IsleSOUTH-CAROLINA21977
WagenerSOUTH-CAROLINA21993
SandhillsSOUTH-CAROLINA21998
Dismal SwampVIRGINIA22003
HowardALABAMA11977
LibertyALABAMA12018
HarrellALABAMA12018
GreensboroALABAMA11974
SpragueALABAMA11999
BillingsleyALABAMA11978
Warrior StdALABAMA12016
CottontonALABAMA12021

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