Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Pine Siskin In Atlantic Northern Forest

Pine Siskin in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-90%Since 1968
103Routes In Region
52Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Pine Siskin has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 89% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Pine Siskin in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.14 (95% range 0.00–2.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±872.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.14Projected 2029 index
0.002.095% range
±872.4%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
20250.190.002.1
20260.180.002.1
20270.170.002.1
20280.150.002.0
20290.140.002.0

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Pine Siskin in Atlantic Northern Forest.
CambridgeMAINE902001
Hope FallsNEW-YORK301968
Dexter LakeNEW-YORK251975
GreensboroVERMONT232005
HartfordMAINE202016
DannemoraNEW-YORK201995
ChesterfieldMASSACHUSETTS171988
Seboomook LkMAINE151997
S ReadingVERMONT142001
Pillsbury PdMAINE131968
Heron LakeMAINE132001
MckeeverNEW-YORK131992
NorthfieldMAINE121980
CharlestonMAINE121992
BoundaryMAINE101997
FranconiaNEW-HAMPSHIRE102001
ClarksvilleNEW-HAMPSHIRE102009
HighmarketNEW-YORK72006
HardwickVERMONT71985
AuroraMAINE61992
HudsonMAINE61992
TelosMAINE61995
Crawford NotNEW-HAMPSHIRE61971
HancockMAINE52012
YankeetuladiMAINE51997

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