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Eastern Whip-poor-will In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontAerial insectivores

Eastern Whip-poor-will in Piedmont has fallen sharply: down 68% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-68%Since 1968
98Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Whip-poor-will has fallen sharply in Piedmont: down 68% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Whip-poor-will in Piedmont is projected to fall about 71% by 2029 — from 0.11 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.36). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±31%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-71%Change by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.3695% range
±31%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
20250.090.000.42
20260.070.000.40
20270.060.000.39
20280.050.000.37
20290.030.000.36

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Eastern Whip-poor-will in Piedmont.
GrovetownGEORGIA71991
OwingsSOUTH-CAROLINA52000
JoannaSOUTH-CAROLINA42006
Cauthens XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA42019
ForsythGEORGIA32018
Carrs StationGEORGIA32023
TheodoreMARYLAND32002
Uwharrie NfNORTH-CAROLINA32000
Boiling SpgsSOUTH-CAROLINA31979
Plum BranchSOUTH-CAROLINA32024
BlacksburgSOUTH-CAROLINA32007
Owings 2SOUTH-CAROLINA32008
HollonvilleGEORGIA21994
FairplayGEORGIA21990
RutledgeGEORGIA22008
WhitesburgGEORGIA22017
Curry HillGEORGIA22019
Rock BranchGEORGIA22012
Sharon 2GEORGIA22024
Piedmont NwrGEORGIA22002
BiscoeNORTH-CAROLINA22009
BullockNORTH-CAROLINA22022
WhitmireSOUTH-CAROLINA22022
ProsperitySOUTH-CAROLINA22006
ChesneeSOUTH-CAROLINA22003

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