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Northern Bobwhite In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

All regionsNew England / Mid-Atlantic CoastGrassland birds

Northern Bobwhite in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has collapsed: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-98%Since 1968
132Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Northern Bobwhite has collapsed in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Northern Bobwhite in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.60 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–7.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1390.8%, with 0% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–7.495% range
±1390.8%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
20250.000.007.4
20260.000.007.4
20270.000.007.4
20280.000.007.4
20290.000.007.4

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording Northern Bobwhite in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
SinepuxentMARYLAND681978
Snow HillMARYLAND661976
AncoraNEW-JERSEY401977
DeepwaterNEW-JERSEY391977
FruitlandMARYLAND291998
DoverDELAWARE171987
Lowes XrdsDELAWARE171991
ChilmarkMASSACHUSETTS171983
VillasNEW-JERSEY151981
BlackbirdDELAWARE112024
Pt RepublicMARYLAND111989
MadisonMARYLAND112024
MasonvilleNEW-JERSEY101970
Del HavenNEW-JERSEY101991
Grove NeckMARYLAND91996
ManorvilleNEW-YORK91995
TruhartVIRGINIA92024
Bethany BchDELAWARE81990
MillingtonMARYLAND72023
SharpsVIRGINIA72024
ClarksvilleNEW-JERSEY61991
La PlataMARYLAND52009
MarionMASSACHUSETTS51996
Mt MiseryNEW-JERSEY51988
PepperboxDELAWARE42008

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