Species · BCR 28 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Pine Siskin In Appalachian Mountains

Pine Siskin in Appalachian Mountains has collapsed: down 76% on the route-weighted index since 1981.

-76%Since 1981
27Routes In Region
28Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Pine Siskin has collapsed in Appalachian Mountains: down 76% on the route-weighted index since 1981.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Pine Siskin in Appalachian Mountains is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±61.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.0695% range
±61.3%Backtest error
19732028
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
20240.010.000.06
20250.010.000.06
20260.010.000.06
20270.000.000.06
20280.000.000.06

Routes In Appalachian Mountains

Routes recording Pine Siskin in Appalachian Mountains.
Green BankWEST-VIRGINIA92013
BusickNORTH-CAROLINA71999
CorbettsvileNEW-YORK42009
CullowheeNORTH-CAROLINA32023
VindexMARYLAND22002
DrydenNEW-YORK21990
LinvilleNORTH-CAROLINA21995
Greasy RidgeOHIO21981
Hop BottomPENNSYLVANIA21988
Valley HeadWEST-VIRGINIA22019
FloydMARYLAND12016
MedusaNEW-YORK11979
MeridaleNEW-YORK11988
CobleskillNEW-YORK12011
Platte CoveNEW-YORK11992
McdonoughNEW-YORK12015
Phillips CrNEW-YORK11993
SwainNEW-YORK11988
GainesvilleNEW-YORK11990
French Broad RiverNORTH-CAROLINA12009
RasselasPENNSYLVANIA12006
MunsonPENNSYLVANIA11988
WaterstreetPENNSYLVANIA11988
StoneybreakPENNSYLVANIA11998
Sproul Sf-BPENNSYLVANIA12013

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