Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Eastern Whip-poor-will In Atlantic Northern Forest
Eastern Whip-poor-will in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
-75%Since 1968
41Routes In Region
49Years
Notable Signals
long arc declinecomputed index
Eastern Whip-poor-will has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Eastern Whip-poor-will in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±160.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.0695% range
±160.1%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| 2029 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest
| New Hartford | CONNECTICUT | 2 | 1987 |
| New Hartford | CONNECTICUT | 2 | 2006 |
| Warren | MAINE | 2 | 1980 |
| Heron Lake | MAINE | 2 | 1983 |
| Wilmot | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 2022 |
| Biddeford | MAINE | 1 | 1994 |
| Newcastle | MAINE | 1 | 1982 |
| Turner | MAINE | 1 | 1984 |
| Greenwood | MAINE | 1 | 1966 |
| Otisfield Gr | MAINE | 1 | 1994 |
| Bowdoin Ctr | MAINE | 1 | 1986 |
| East Troy | MAINE | 1 | 1985 |
| Hancock | MAINE | 1 | 1971 |
| Aurora | MAINE | 1 | 1991 |
| Cooper | MAINE | 1 | 2021 |
| Deblois | MAINE | 1 | 2007 |
| Northfield | MAINE | 1 | 1981 |
| Hudson | MAINE | 1 | 1998 |
| Big Twenty | MAINE | 1 | 1993 |
| Northfield 2 | MAINE | 1 | 2015 |
| N Orange | MASSACHUSETTS | 1 | 1980 |
| Sheffield | MASSACHUSETTS | 1 | 1974 |
| Fitzwilliam | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 1 | 1974 |
| Hopkinton | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 1 | 1972 |
| Concord | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 1 | 1986 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.