Species · Georgia · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Eastern Screech-Owl Population Trend in Georgia
Eastern Screech-Owl in Georgia has fallen sharply: down 57% on the route-weighted index since 1974.
-57%Since 1974
44Routes In State
36Years
Notable Eastern Screech-Owl Trends in Georgia
long arc declinecomputed index
Eastern Screech-Owl has fallen sharply in Georgia: down 57% on the route-weighted index since 1974.
Eastern Screech-Owl Population Forecast in Georgia
If the recent trend holds, Eastern Screech-Owl in Georgia is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±53.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2028
0.01Projected 2028 index
0.00–0.1295% range
±53.8%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2026 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2027 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2028 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
Eastern Screech-Owl Survey Routes in Georgia
| Rentz | 4 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Workmore | 4 | 1978 | 1978 |
| Everett City | 2 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Henderson | 2 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Tarver | 2 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Lacross | 2 | 1977 | 1976 |
| Keller | 2 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Shiloh | 2 | 2012 | 2012 |
| Darien | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Stockton | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Fitzgerald | 1 | 1978 | 1968 |
| Courthouse | 1 | 1999 | 1976 |
| Cuthbert | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Wrightsville | 1 | 1982 | 1981 |
| Hawkinsville | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Forsyth | 1 | 1974 | 1974 |
| Crest | 1 | 1993 | 1976 |
| Nashville | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Newton | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Hollonville | 1 | 1977 | 1975 |
| Athens | 1 | 2023 | 1985 |
| Oakman | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Cartersville | 1 | 2005 | 2004 |
| Doles | 1 | 1989 | 1986 |
| Siloam | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
Eastern Screech-Owl Population Trend in Other States
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Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.