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

Northern Cardinal In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGeneralists

Northern Cardinal in Piedmont has risen sharply: up 52% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+52%Since 1968
172Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Northern Cardinal has risen sharply in Piedmont: up 51% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Northern Cardinal in Piedmont is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 47 (95% range 42–52). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±4.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+2%Change by 2029
47Projected 2029 index
42–5295% range
±4.1%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
2025454150
2026464151
2027464151
2028464151
2029474252

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Northern Cardinal in Piedmont.
WheatonMARYLAND1602024
EarltonMARYLAND1572024
OlneyMARYLAND1272024
MadonnaMARYLAND1202022
Little MtnSOUTH-CAROLINA981988
StockbridgeGEORGIA972023
EmmitsburgMARYLAND972024
AthensGEORGIA892024
WilgroveNORTH-CAROLINA892024
RutledgeGEORGIA862024
IjamsvilleMARYLAND842024
OakboroNORTH-CAROLINA812024
Liberty CityALABAMA802011
CandlerGEORGIA712024
DurhamNORTH-CAROLINA712024
WhitesburgGEORGIA692024
ClimaxNORTH-CAROLINA682024
Kite LakeGEORGIA672023
HebronGEORGIA672022
Mooresville 2NORTH-CAROLINA652024
Lincolnton 2GEORGIA612024
YoungsvilleNORTH-CAROLINA602024
TrymeVIRGINIA602024
ProsperitySOUTH-CAROLINA592024
Sunny SideGEORGIA572019

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