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

Killdeer In Atlantic Northern Forest

Killdeer in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-90%Since 1968
133Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Killdeer has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Killdeer in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.16 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.95). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±37.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.9595% range
±37.7%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.030.000.97
20260.000.000.95
20270.000.000.95
20280.000.000.95
20290.000.000.95

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Killdeer in Atlantic Northern Forest.
Grnd Lk StrmMAINE71993
PetersburgNEW-YORK62012
Hope FallsNEW-YORK61994
WatervilleVERMONT61980
EastbrookMAINE51996
HancockMAINE51995
BoundaryMAINE52016
TurnerMAINE42010
BentonMAINE41980
HighmarketNEW-YORK42024
Number FourNEW-YORK42014
North RiverNEW-YORK42002
Tupper LakeNEW-YORK41972
DannemoraNEW-YORK41978
WestbrookMAINE32009
DebloisMAINE31999
CharlestonMAINE32004
Ft FairfieldMAINE32005
St DavidMAINE32005
SearsportMAINE32024
KasoagNEW-YORK32018
S WallingfrdVERMONT32013
MiddlesexVERMONT32019
NewcastleMAINE22001
Otisfield GrMAINE22015

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