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

Pine Warbler In Appalachian Mountains

Pine Warbler in Appalachian Mountains has surged: up 127% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+127%Since 1968
244Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Pine Warbler has surged in Appalachian Mountains: up 127% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Pine Warbler in Appalachian Mountains is projected to rise about 21% by 2029 — from 1.3 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.6 (95% range 1.2–2.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±10.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+21%Change by 2029
1.6Projected 2029 index
1.22.195% range
±10.6%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
20251.61.12.0
20261.61.12.0
20271.61.22.0
20281.61.22.0
20291.61.22.1

Routes In Appalachian Mountains

Routes recording Pine Warbler in Appalachian Mountains.
Borden Springs 2ALABAMA382024
Smyer LakeALABAMA242024
MaytownALABAMA152023
Borden SprngALABAMA151998
BattlecreekSOUTH-CAROLINA152023
Pine RidgeKENTUCKY141966
GreensportALABAMA112024
OldtownMARYLAND112024
Piney GroveMARYLAND112024
MeccaTENNESSEE112023
Sunny EveALABAMA102024
MentoneALABAMA102023
TalladegaALABAMA102024
GlenwoodVIRGINIA102023
Mt OliveALABAMA92024
JasperALABAMA91999
CartersvilleGEORGIA92024
Table RockNORTH-CAROLINA92022
RiversideALABAMA82013
DrummondALABAMA72024
ShannonGEORGIA72019
HarbuckTENNESSEE72023
Rural RetrtVIRGINIA72024
Pine GroveALABAMA62024
DearmanvilleALABAMA61983

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