Species · BCR 26 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Laughing Gull In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Laughing Gull in Mississippi Alluvial Valley has collapsed: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1989.

-95%Since 1989
8Routes In Region
32Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Laughing Gull has collapsed in Mississippi Alluvial Valley: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1989.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Laughing Gull in Mississippi Alluvial Valley is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.95). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±114.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.9595% range
±114.2%Backtest error
19812028
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
20240.000.000.95
20250.000.000.95
20260.000.000.95
20270.000.000.95
20280.000.000.95

Routes In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Routes recording Laughing Gull in Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
KeystoneLOUISIANA421981
GibsonLOUISIANA42014
BerwickLOUISIANA42016
FreetownLOUISIANA11987
RamahLOUISIANA12018
BrousvilleLOUISIANA12021
BelairLOUISIANA12023
River RoadLOUISIANA12021

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