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

Mississippi Kite In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGeneralists

Mississippi Kite in Piedmont has surged: up 99% on the route-weighted index since 1984.

+99%Since 1984
28Routes In Region
23Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Mississippi Kite has surged in Piedmont: up 99% on the route-weighted index since 1984.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Mississippi Kite in Piedmont is projected to fall about 57% by 2029 — from 0.18 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.08 (95% range 0.00–0.16). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±36.8%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-57%Change by 2029
0.08Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1695% range
±36.8%Backtest error
19792029
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
20250.070.000.16
20260.070.000.16
20270.070.000.16
20280.070.000.16
20290.080.000.16

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Mississippi Kite in Piedmont.
Sharon 2GEORGIA92024
CrestGEORGIA32017
Sunny SideGEORGIA32018
LanettALABAMA22022
WhitesburgGEORGIA22023
Good HopeGEORGIA22019
Nixburg 2ALABAMA12023
ForsythGEORGIA12024
MaxeysGEORGIA12024
AthensGEORGIA12024
SiloamGEORGIA12021
GrovetownGEORGIA12015
StockbridgeGEORGIA12019
RutledgeGEORGIA12024
JulietteGEORGIA12019
RolandGEORGIA12018
Carrs StationGEORGIA12023
Stoney Point 2GEORGIA12014
Piedmont NwrGEORGIA12001
EarltonMARYLAND12016
OakboroNORTH-CAROLINA12023
BullockNORTH-CAROLINA12024
GuptonNORTH-CAROLINA12024
Salem XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA11997
WhitmireSOUTH-CAROLINA12022

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