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
0.000.0695% range
±160.1%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
20250.000.000.06
20260.000.000.06
20270.000.000.06
20280.000.000.06
20290.000.000.06

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Eastern Whip-poor-will in Atlantic Northern Forest.
New HartfordCONNECTICUT21987
New HartfordCONNECTICUT22006
WarrenMAINE21980
Heron LakeMAINE21983
WilmotNEW-HAMPSHIRE22022
BiddefordMAINE11994
NewcastleMAINE11982
TurnerMAINE11984
GreenwoodMAINE11966
Otisfield GrMAINE11994
Bowdoin CtrMAINE11986
East TroyMAINE11985
HancockMAINE11971
AuroraMAINE11991
CooperMAINE12021
DebloisMAINE12007
NorthfieldMAINE11981
HudsonMAINE11998
Big TwentyMAINE11993
Northfield 2MAINE12015
N OrangeMASSACHUSETTS11980
SheffieldMASSACHUSETTS11974
FitzwilliamNEW-HAMPSHIRE11974
HopkintonNEW-HAMPSHIRE11972
ConcordNEW-HAMPSHIRE11986

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