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Rock Pigeon In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

All regionsNew England / Mid-Atlantic CoastGeneralists

Rock Pigeon in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has fallen sharply: down 71% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-71%Since 1968
152Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Rock Pigeon has fallen sharply in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast: down 71% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Rock Pigeon in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to fall about 34% by 2029 — from 2.6 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.7 (95% range 0.00–4.8). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±19%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-34%Change by 2029
1.7Projected 2029 index
0.00–4.895% range
±19%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
20252.40.005.4
20262.20.005.3
20272.00.005.1
20281.90.005.0
20291.70.004.8

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording Rock Pigeon in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
Jones BeachNEW-YORK2432013
Milton 2DELAWARE752017
ClarksvilleNEW-JERSEY531991
Del HavenNEW-JERSEY511991
AlbionNEW-JERSEY502006
Snow HillMARYLAND451976
LargoMARYLAND431981
JonesMARYLAND421994
HolleyvilleDELAWARE342004
Woodbury HgtNEW-JERSEY332024
HughesvilleMARYLAND302019
HolmansvilleNEW-JERSEY302009
Wallum LakeRHODE-ISLAND272022
DeepwaterNEW-JERSEY241977
Toms RiverNEW-JERSEY212024
Forest GroveMARYLAND202023
Mt PleasantDELAWARE182019
EastonMARYLAND162019
ChilmarkMASSACHUSETTS141983
MasonvilleNEW-JERSEY141970
Lowes XrdsDELAWARE131980
BlackbirdDELAWARE132024
NewarkMARYLAND132024
BelchertownMASSACHUSETTS132024
HarmonyMARYLAND122017

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