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Eastern Whip-poor-will In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

All regionsMississippi Alluvial ValleyAerial insectivores

Eastern Whip-poor-will in Mississippi Alluvial Valley has collapsed: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-77%Since 1971
5Routes In Region
36Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Whip-poor-will has collapsed in Mississippi Alluvial Valley: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Whip-poor-will in Mississippi Alluvial Valley is projected to stay roughly flat through 2017, near 0.07 (95% range 0.00–0.36). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±441.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2017
0.07Projected 2017 index
0.00–0.3695% range
±441.4%Backtest error
19682017
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
20130.080.000.38
20140.080.000.37
20150.070.000.37
20160.070.000.36
20170.070.000.36

Routes In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Routes recording Eastern Whip-poor-will in Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
MaynardARKANSAS22011
BardwellKENTUCKY22000
SaffellARKANSAS12005
DeventerMISSOURI11984
PawpawTENNESSEE12012

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