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Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Rock Pigeon In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGeneralists

Rock Pigeon in Piedmont has collapsed: down 80% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-80%Since 1968
147Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Rock Pigeon has collapsed in Piedmont: down 80% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Rock Pigeon in Piedmont is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 1.6 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–7.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±110.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–7.495% range
±110.7%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
20250.000.007.4
20260.000.007.4
20270.000.007.4
20280.000.007.4
20290.000.007.4

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Rock Pigeon in Piedmont.
AkronPENNSYLVANIA2141997
PassaicNEW-JERSEY1021969
EphrataPENNSYLVANIA491988
AspersPENNSYLVANIA431989
Sporting HilPENNSYLVANIA411977
Bald FriarMARYLAND361996
LeolaPENNSYLVANIA362024
PottstownPENNSYLVANIA351987
West GrovePENNSYLVANIA331996
Mt Gretna 2PENNSYLVANIA312022
HiramGEORGIA302018
LabottPENNSYLVANIA281983
Mount JoyPENNSYLVANIA262024
CrotonNEW-JERSEY252002
CherryvilleNORTH-CAROLINA241968
PendletonSOUTH-CAROLINA211976
MoranVIRGINIA212014
MadonnaMARYLAND202022
Hulls XroadsNORTH-CAROLINA202022
EmmitsburgMARYLAND172024
MooresvilleNORTH-CAROLINA171989
WacoNORTH-CAROLINA152023
Mt GretnaPENNSYLVANIA152000
Owings 2SOUTH-CAROLINA152016
DavidVIRGINIA132001

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