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Species · BCR 13 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

House Finch In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

All regionsLower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence PlainGeneralists

House Finch in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain has surged: up 13× on the route-weighted index since 1979.

13×Since 1979
80Routes In Region
47Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

House Finch has surged in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain: up 13× on the route-weighted index since 1979.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, House Finch in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain is projected to rise about 17% by 2029 — from 5.6 in 2024 to a central estimate of 6.5 (95% range 0.00–21). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±65.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+17%Change by 2029
6.5Projected 2029 index
0.00–2195% range
±65.8%Backtest error
19772029
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
20257.00.0022
20266.90.0022
20276.80.0022
20286.60.0022
20296.50.0021

Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Routes recording House Finch in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain.
GarrettsvileOHIO761991
New SomersetOHIO411993
Ballston LkNEW-YORK361995
Slippery RkPENNSYLVANIA301994
StrongsvilleOHIO261995
NaplesNEW-YORK232024
PenfieldNEW-YORK212024
HiramOHIO212021
LucerneOHIO202024
MacdougallNEW-YORK182024
HinesburgVERMONT151994
CrescentNEW-YORK112024
LattasburgOHIO112024
Valley CityOHIO112024
GhentNEW-YORK102024
BranchportNEW-YORK102024
MiddlefieldOHIO102017
HarmonsburgPENNSYLVANIA102023
RushvilleNEW-YORK92024
ChurchvilleNEW-YORK92024
EspyvillePENNSYLVANIA92024
Sugar GrovePENNSYLVANIA92024
HamburgNEW-YORK82024
St JohnsburgNEW-YORK82024
PittsfieldOHIO82024

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