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Eastern Whip-poor-will In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

All regionsNew England / Mid-Atlantic CoastAerial insectivores

Eastern Whip-poor-will in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has collapsed: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-90%Since 1968
95Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Whip-poor-will has collapsed in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Whip-poor-will in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.10 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.30). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±329.7%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.3095% range
±329.7%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
20250.000.000.30
20260.000.000.30
20270.000.000.30
20280.000.000.30
20290.000.000.30

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording Eastern Whip-poor-will in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
Lowes XrdsDELAWARE61991
Spraguetown 3NEW-JERSEY52024
WalnutMARYLAND41999
WellfleetMASSACHUSETTS41991
Bennett MillNEW-JERSEY42000
HarmonyMARYLAND32004
FruitlandMARYLAND31997
ChilmarkMASSACHUSETTS31973
SpraguetownNEW-JERSEY31984
ManorvilleNEW-YORK31983
TruhartVIRGINIA32023
FrankfordDELAWARE21972
Milton 2DELAWARE22017
CheltenhamMARYLAND22002
NortheastMARYLAND22009
MillingtonMARYLAND22005
MelitotaMARYLAND21981
EastonMARYLAND21982
BelchertownMASSACHUSETTS22024
EpsomNEW-HAMPSHIRE22022
PomonaNEW-JERSEY22008
WinslowNEW-JERSEY22007
ShannockRHODE-ISLAND21989
BuckinghamCONNECTICUT11988
UncasvilleCONNECTICUT12019

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