Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Least Flycatcher In Piedmont

Least Flycatcher in Piedmont has collapsed: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-85%Since 1969
18Routes In Region
25Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Least Flycatcher has collapsed in Piedmont: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Least Flycatcher in Piedmont is projected to stay roughly flat through 2019, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±196.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2019
0.00Projected 2019 index
0.000.0695% range
±196.3%Backtest error
19662019
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
20150.010.000.06
20160.000.000.06
20170.000.000.06
20180.000.000.06
20190.000.000.06

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Least Flycatcher in Piedmont.
West GrovePENNSYLVANIA51992
TaylorstownVIRGINIA41985
CrotonNEW-JERSEY21970
PottersvilleNEW-JERSEY21989
CollegevillePENNSYLVANIA21971
LabottPENNSYLVANIA21969
Silver SpgMARYLAND11966
RandallstownMARYLAND11977
Van BibberMARYLAND11982
SandbrookNEW-JERSEY12007
JordanNORTH-CAROLINA11987
Mt GretnaPENNSYLVANIA11969
AspersPENNSYLVANIA11974
Mt Gretna 2PENNSYLVANIA12002
Barton CreekSOUTH-CAROLINA12011
TrymeVIRGINIA12014
ShipmanVIRGINIA11972
ElamsvilleVIRGINIA11993

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