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Ruby-throated Hummingbird In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

All regionsNew England / Mid-Atlantic CoastGeneralists

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has surged: up 150% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+150%Since 1968
144Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Ruby-throated Hummingbird has surged in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast: up 150% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Ruby-throated Hummingbird in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.95 (95% range 0.64–1.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±14%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+10%Change by 2029
0.95Projected 2029 index
0.64–1.395% range
±14%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
20250.900.591.2
20260.920.601.2
20270.930.611.2
20280.940.631.3
20290.950.641.3

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording Ruby-throated Hummingbird in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
FredericaDELAWARE62014
MarionMASSACHUSETTS62024
TruhartVIRGINIA62023
HarmonyMARYLAND52017
Forest GroveMARYLAND52023
Island CreekMARYLAND52024
BrocktonMASSACHUSETTS52019
Wellfleet 2MASSACHUSETTS42024
White StoneVIRGINIA42023
GloucesterVIRGINIA42023
MiltonDELAWARE32016
Broomes IslMARYLAND31996
MaynardMASSACHUSETTS32022
PomonaNEW-JERSEY32024
WinslowNEW-JERSEY32024
Del HavenNEW-JERSEY31991
Cape May ChNEW-JERSEY32011
WillimanticCONNECTICUT22018
DanburyCONNECTICUT22016
WarrenCONNECTICUT22010
Long HillCONNECTICUT22018
Mid HaddamCONNECTICUT22023
FrankfordDELAWARE22012
Milton 2DELAWARE22017
Tall TimbersMARYLAND22014

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