Species · BCR 13 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Rose-breasted Grosbeak In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain has held roughly steady: up 6% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+6%Since 1968
86Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 3.1 (95% range 1.7–4.5). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±12.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+5%Change by 2029
3.1Projected 2029 index
1.74.595% range
±12.6%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
20253.11.74.5
20263.11.74.5
20273.11.74.5
20283.11.74.5
20293.11.74.5

Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Routes recording Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain.
New SomersetOHIO211991
NaplesNEW-YORK152024
Herner CrnsOHIO122023
CayugaNEW-YORK102024
PhiladelphiaNEW-YORK82024
LenoxOHIO82024
ChurchvilleNEW-YORK72024
PittsfieldOHIO72024
HarmonsburgPENNSYLVANIA72023
OrleansNEW-YORK62017
PulaskiNEW-YORK62024
WaddingtonNEW-YORK61998
LucerneOHIO62024
EspyvillePENNSYLVANIA62024
AkeleyPENNSYLVANIA61976
Oriskany FlsNEW-YORK52024
CastileNEW-YORK52024
SheridanNEW-YORK51998
ParishvilleNEW-YORK52023
EllenburgNEW-YORK52006
RomulusNEW-YORK41993
MacdougallNEW-YORK42024
BranchportNEW-YORK42024
Mt MorrisNEW-YORK42024
RandolphNEW-YORK42018

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