Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Green Heron In Atlantic Northern Forest

Green Heron in Atlantic Northern Forest has fallen sharply: down 66% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-66%Since 1968
67Routes In Region
54Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Green Heron has fallen sharply in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 66% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Green Heron in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to fall about 100% by 2028 — from 0.07 in 2023 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.08). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±140.2%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.0895% range
±140.2%Backtest error
19662028
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
20240.000.000.08
20250.000.000.08
20260.000.000.08
20270.000.000.08
20280.000.000.08

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Green Heron in Atlantic Northern Forest.
PittsfieldMASSACHUSETTS42005
WestbrookMAINE21989
BrooksMAINE21977
CharlestonMAINE21991
CambridgeMAINE22001
Jefferson HlNEW-HAMPSHIRE21995
StratfordNEW-HAMPSHIRE21995
DannemoraNEW-YORK21976
SciotaNEW-YORK22006
W RutlandVERMONT22015
New HartfordCONNECTICUT11985
NewcastleMAINE11993
TurnerMAINE11991
South ArmMAINE11975
Otisfield GrMAINE11986
HartfordMAINE12004
Bowdoin CtrMAINE11986
ManchesterMAINE11982
East TroyMAINE11994
HarmonyMAINE11990
HermonMAINE11981
EastbrookMAINE11979
MedwayMAINE12000
Forest StaMAINE11968
WashburnMAINE11990

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