Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Ring-necked Pheasant In Atlantic Northern Forest
Ring-necked Pheasant in Atlantic Northern Forest has fallen sharply: down 57% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
-57%Since 1969
53Routes In Region
43Years
Notable Signals
long arc declinecomputed index
Ring-necked Pheasant has fallen sharply in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 57% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Ring-necked Pheasant in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2023, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±28.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2023
0.01Projected 2023 index
0.00–0.0795% range
±28.2%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| 2020 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| 2021 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| 2022 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| 2023 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest
| Hermon | MAINE | 3 | 1972 |
| South Arm | MAINE | 2 | 1998 |
| Hancock | MAINE | 2 | 1986 |
| Cheshire | MASSACHUSETTS | 2 | 1988 |
| New Hartford | CONNECTICUT | 1 | 1981 |
| Westbrook | MAINE | 1 | 2005 |
| Biddeford | MAINE | 1 | 2007 |
| Newcastle | MAINE | 1 | 1991 |
| Greenwood | MAINE | 1 | 1981 |
| Otisfield Gr | MAINE | 1 | 2012 |
| Bowdoin Ctr | MAINE | 1 | 2003 |
| East Troy | MAINE | 1 | 1994 |
| Warren | MAINE | 1 | 1988 |
| Harmony | MAINE | 1 | 2011 |
| Eastbrook | MAINE | 1 | 1988 |
| Castine | MAINE | 1 | 1995 |
| Cooper | MAINE | 1 | 2006 |
| Deblois | MAINE | 1 | 1967 |
| Charleston | MAINE | 1 | 2009 |
| Cambridge | MAINE | 1 | 2005 |
| Ludlow | MAINE | 1 | 1983 |
| Rome | MAINE | 1 | 1999 |
| Jefferson | MAINE | 1 | 1993 |
| Church Hill | MAINE | 1 | 2007 |
| Searsport | MAINE | 1 | 2004 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.