Hudsonian Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit has fallen sharply: down 51% on the route-weighted index since 1994.
About the Hudsonian Godwit
The Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) is a North American member of the Sandpipers & Allies (Scolopacidae). In this analysis it is grouped with the shorebirds.
- Size
- 5–26 in long (13–66 cm) — a probing shorebird (typical for the family)
- Habitat
- Shorelines, mudflats, beaches, flooded fields and wet meadows.
- Diet
- Invertebrates probed or picked from mud, sand and shallow water.
- Range
- Recorded on 5 Breeding Bird Survey routes across 1 state, most concentrated in the BCR 2.
- Family
- Scolopacidae · Shorebirds
Notable Hudsonian Godwit Trends
No notable trend signals for Hudsonian Godwit. See the full index history below.
Hudsonian Godwit Population Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Hudsonian Godwit is projected to stay roughly flat through 2023, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.00). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±40.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Where the Hudsonian Godwit Is Detected
BBS routes recording Hudsonian Godwit, sized by most recent count.
Hudsonian Godwit Population Trend by State
| Alaska | -53% | 1994 | 5 |
Hudsonian Godwit Population Trend by Region
Bird Conservation Regions are the ecological unit for trends.
| BCR 2 | +81% | 1996 | 3 |
Hudsonian Godwit Conservation Status
Our route-weighted index shows it down about 51% since 1994. Many shorebirds have declined steeply, reflecting pressure on the coastal and wetland stopovers they depend on.
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. Trend is a route-weighted relative-abundance index, not an absolute population.