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Red-bellied Woodpecker In Atlantic Northern Forest

All regionsAtlantic Northern ForestForest birds

Red-bellied Woodpecker in Atlantic Northern Forest has surged: up 48× on the route-weighted index since 1995.

48×Since 1995
45Routes In Region
30Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Red-bellied Woodpecker has surged in Atlantic Northern Forest: up 48× on the route-weighted index since 1995.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Red-bellied Woodpecker in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to fall about 28% by 2029 — from 1.2 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.88 (95% range 0.46–1.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±64.4%, with 0% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-28%Change by 2029
0.88Projected 2029 index
0.46–1.395% range
±64.4%Backtest error
19862029
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
20250.770.351.2
20260.800.381.2
20270.820.401.2
20280.850.431.3
20290.880.461.3

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Red-bellied Woodpecker in Atlantic Northern Forest.
CanterburyNEW-HAMPSHIRE102024
N OrangeMASSACHUSETTS82024
MontereyMASSACHUSETTS72024
NewcastleMAINE62024
Turner 2MAINE52024
ChesterfieldMASSACHUSETTS52024
PeterboroughNEW-HAMPSHIRE52024
MarlowNEW-HAMPSHIRE42024
W RutlandVERMONT42024
WestbrookMAINE32024
PittsfieldMASSACHUSETTS32016
KasoagNEW-YORK32024
New HartfordCONNECTICUT21987
BethelMAINE22019
SheffieldMASSACHUSETTS22022
Cummington 2MASSACHUSETTS22023
FitzwilliamNEW-HAMPSHIRE22024
ConcordNEW-HAMPSHIRE22024
Gilmantn I WNEW-HAMPSHIRE22024
Post MillsVERMONT22024
S WallingfrdVERMONT22022
New HartfordCONNECTICUT12024
GreenwoodMAINE12023
HartfordMAINE12014
FreedomMAINE12019

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