Species · BCR 13 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Pied-billed Grebe In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

All regions Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain Wetland birds

Pied-billed Grebe in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain has held roughly steady: up 5% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+5%Since 1969

13Routes In Region

24Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Pied-billed Grebe in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Pied-billed Grebe in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2016, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.10). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±107.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2016

0.03Projected 2016 index

0.00–0.1095% range

±107.2%Backtest error

Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.

Year	Projected index	95% high
2012	0.03	0.10
2013	0.03	0.10
2014	0.03	0.10
2015	0.03	0.10
2016	0.03	0.10

Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Routes recording Pied-billed Grebe in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain.

Castile	NEW-YORK	6	1978
North Easton	NEW-YORK	6	1990
Herner Crns	OHIO	2	1998
Grand Isle	VERMONT	2	1972
Rhinebeck	NEW-YORK	1	1969
Orleans	NEW-YORK	1	2011
E Youngstown	NEW-YORK	1	1974
Watertown	NEW-YORK	1	1997
N Wilmurt	NEW-YORK	1	1977
Waddington	NEW-YORK	1	1998
Philadelphia	NEW-YORK	1	2009
Ferris Crnrs	PENNSYLVANIA	1	2000
North Pownal	VERMONT	1	1980

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