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Gray Catbird In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

All regionsNew England / Mid-Atlantic CoastGeneralists

Gray Catbird in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has risen sharply: up 61% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+61%Since 1968
164Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Gray Catbird has risen sharply in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast: up 60% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Gray Catbird in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 20 (95% range 18–23). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±8.3%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+8%Change by 2029
20Projected 2029 index
18–2395% range
±8.3%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
2025201822
2026201822
2027201822
2028201823
2029201823

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording Gray Catbird in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
WarrenCONNECTICUT1372011
UncasvilleCONNECTICUT912024
BrocktonMASSACHUSETTS752019
PomonaNEW-JERSEY702024
Wellfleet 2MASSACHUSETTS652024
MarionMASSACHUSETTS622024
NewburyportMASSACHUSETTS572022
ShannockRHODE-ISLAND572024
ShermanCONNECTICUT562019
WillimanticCONNECTICUT542018
Gay HeadMASSACHUSETTS542024
WinslowNEW-JERSEY532024
S BarreMASSACHUSETTS512024
Long HillCONNECTICUT502019
Mid HaddamCONNECTICUT502024
PurdyNEW-YORK492022
ChilmarkMASSACHUSETTS461983
BelchertownMASSACHUSETTS452024
HolmansvilleNEW-JERSEY442009
CranburyNEW-JERSEY392024
Wallum LakeRHODE-ISLAND392024
Woodstock 2CONNECTICUT382024
HuntingtonNEW-YORK382023
ManorvilleNEW-YORK362024
Block IslandRHODE-ISLAND362010

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