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Eastern Screech-Owl In Peninsular Florida

All regionsPeninsular FloridaGeneralists

Eastern Screech-Owl in Peninsular Florida has fallen sharply: down 68% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-68%Since 1970
28Routes In Region
32Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Screech-Owl has fallen sharply in Peninsular Florida: down 68% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Screech-Owl in Peninsular Florida is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±29.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.0795% range
±29.2%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
20250.020.000.07
20260.020.000.07
20270.020.000.07
20280.010.000.07
20290.010.000.07

Routes In Peninsular Florida

Routes recording Eastern Screech-Owl in Peninsular Florida.
PinelandsFLORIDA31991
Myakka HeadFLORIDA22004
Ft LonesomeFLORIDA21978
Shawano 2FLORIDA22007
RomeoFLORIDA11974
Dale MabryFLORIDA11972
St AugustineFLORIDA11980
BelmoreFLORIDA11980
Polk CityFLORIDA11967
ScottsmoorFLORIDA11998
KenansvilleFLORIDA11975
SalvistaFLORIDA11972
Plantation KFLORIDA11993
Ft MccoyFLORIDA11993
FlemingtonFLORIDA11991
Winter GardnFLORIDA12012
St LucieFLORIDA12014
Weaver StnFLORIDA12014
Island GroveFLORIDA12009
Citrus ParkFLORIDA12000
FlamingoFLORIDA12021
Mt. OliveFLORIDA12024
CrewsvilleFLORIDA12004
OcalaFLORIDA12010
CitrusFLORIDA12018

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