Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Great Egret In Piedmont

Great Egret in Piedmont has edged up: up 20% on the route-weighted index since 1978.

+20%Since 1978
41Routes In Region
34Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Great Egret in Piedmont. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Great Egret in Piedmont is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±65.3%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.000.0795% range
±65.3%Backtest error
19712029
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
20250.030.000.07
20260.030.000.07
20270.030.000.07
20280.030.000.07
20290.030.000.07

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Great Egret in Piedmont.
Barton CreekSOUTH-CAROLINA42017
FinchleyVIRGINIA42021
AthensGEORGIA31979
Hollonville 2GEORGIA32019
WacoNORTH-CAROLINA31991
FairplayGEORGIA21990
SiloamGEORGIA21987
Stoney Point 2GEORGIA22018
SaxapahawNORTH-CAROLINA22011
SheffieldNORTH-CAROLINA21996
WhitmireSOUTH-CAROLINA22024
Taylorstown 2VIRGINIA22023
Nixburg 2ALABAMA12014
ForsythGEORGIA11998
CrestGEORGIA12023
LincolntonGEORGIA12011
MaxeysGEORGIA12021
HollonvilleGEORGIA11994
GrovetownGEORGIA11999
StockbridgeGEORGIA12017
RutledgeGEORGIA12006
JulietteGEORGIA12023
WashingtonGEORGIA12021
MetasvilleGEORGIA11997
OlneyMARYLAND12023

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