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Great Black-backed Gull Population Trend in New Hampshire

Great Black-backed Gull in New Hampshire has collapsed: down 81% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-81%Since 1969
5Routes In State
23Years

Notable Great Black-backed Gull Trends in New Hampshire

long arc declinecomputed index

Great Black-backed Gull has collapsed in New Hampshire: down 81% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Great Black-backed Gull Population Forecast in New Hampshire

If the recent trend holds, Great Black-backed Gull in New Hampshire is projected to stay roughly flat through 2010, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.44). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±55.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2010
0.00Projected 2010 index
0.000.4495% range
±55.1%Backtest error
19672010
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
20060.000.000.44
20070.000.000.44
20080.000.000.44
20090.000.000.44
20100.000.000.44

Great Black-backed Gull Survey Routes in New Hampshire

Routes recording Great Black-backed Gull in New Hampshire.
Brentwood319831968
Epsom319891985
Dover119981967
Strafford120051969
Jefferson Hl119931993

Great Black-backed Gull Population Trend in Other States

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