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

Northern Bobwhite In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGrassland birds

Northern Bobwhite in Piedmont has collapsed: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-97%Since 1968
160Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Northern Bobwhite has collapsed in Piedmont: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Northern Bobwhite in Piedmont is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 1.1 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–8.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±679.2%, with 0% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–8.195% range
±679.2%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
20250.000.008.1
20260.000.008.1
20270.000.008.1
20280.000.008.1
20290.000.008.1

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Northern Bobwhite in Piedmont.
Boiling SpgsSOUTH-CAROLINA281979
PendletonSOUTH-CAROLINA261976
CherryvilleNORTH-CAROLINA231968
Ft Pickett NVIRGINIA231995
HallVIRGINIA132023
WylliesburgVIRGINIA132019
MoranVIRGINIA132024
FairplayGEORGIA121991
Ft Pickett SVIRGINIA121995
MannboroVIRGINIA112024
Little MtnSOUTH-CAROLINA101988
Salem XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA92019
ConcordVIRGINIA92024
GladysVIRGINIA92024
GatchelvillePENNSYLVANIA81990
Nixburg 2ALABAMA62024
Curry HillGEORGIA62019
WacoNORTH-CAROLINA62022
OwingsSOUTH-CAROLINA62004
GreenwoodSOUTH-CAROLINA62019
Cauthens XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA62021
NixburgALABAMA51999
MetasvilleGEORGIA52000
MooresvilleNORTH-CAROLINA52001
MadisonNORTH-CAROLINA51985

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