Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Eastern Screech-Owl In Piedmont

Eastern Screech-Owl in Piedmont has fallen sharply: down 73% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-73%Since 1970
58Routes In Region
51Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Screech-Owl has fallen sharply in Piedmont: down 72% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Screech-Owl in Piedmont 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 ±45.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.000.0695% range
±45.5%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
20250.010.000.07
20260.010.000.06
20270.010.000.06
20280.010.000.06
20290.010.000.06

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Eastern Screech-Owl in Piedmont.
EkloMARYLAND21996
MooresvilleNORTH-CAROLINA21980
AmherstVIRGINIA22009
Liberty CityALABAMA12005
Nixburg 2ALABAMA12012
WedoweeALABAMA12005
ForsythGEORGIA11974
CrestGEORGIA11993
HollonvilleGEORGIA11977
AthensGEORGIA12023
SiloamGEORGIA11967
StockbridgeGEORGIA11994
RutledgeGEORGIA11983
JulietteGEORGIA11991
WashingtonGEORGIA12000
Yates CrossroadsGEORGIA12012
OlneyMARYLAND11992
WarfieldsbrgMARYLAND12002
Pleasant ValMARYLAND11986
Bachman MillMARYLAND12013
RandallstownMARYLAND11996
Upper XrdsMARYLAND11973
Van BibberMARYLAND11979
WheatonMARYLAND11992
IjamsvilleMARYLAND12023

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