Species · Maine · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Rusty Blackbird Population Trend in Maine
Rusty Blackbird in Maine has collapsed: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
-88%Since 1968
29Routes In State
35Years
Notable Rusty Blackbird Trends in Maine
long arc declinecomputed index
Rusty Blackbird has collapsed in Maine: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
Rusty Blackbird Population Forecast in Maine
If the recent trend holds, Rusty Blackbird in Maine is projected to stay roughly flat through 2024, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.25). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±125.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2024
0.00Projected 2024 index
0.00–0.2595% range
±125.1%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2024 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
Rusty Blackbird Survey Routes in Maine
| Baker Lake 2 | 4 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Priestly Br. | 4 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Heron Lake | 3 | 1998 | 1985 |
| Cooper | 3 | 1979 | 1979 |
| Pillsbury Pd | 3 | 1968 | 1968 |
| South Arm | 2 | 1988 | 1975 |
| Harmony | 2 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Wytopitlock | 2 | 1978 | 1978 |
| Clayton Lake | 2 | 2001 | 2000 |
| Big Twenty | 2 | 2008 | 1996 |
| Yankeetuladi | 2 | 2009 | 2002 |
| Wilson Mills | 1 | 2016 | 1986 |
| Bethel | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Turner | 1 | 1972 | 1972 |
| Manchester | 1 | 1974 | 1974 |
| East Troy | 1 | 1972 | 1972 |
| Clayton Lake 2 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Benton | 1 | 1971 | 1971 |
| Big Twenty 2 | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Moose River | 1 | 2005 | 1988 |
| Carrabassett | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Seboomook Lk | 1 | 2005 | 1984 |
| Cambridge | 1 | 1976 | 1972 |
| Medway | 1 | 1998 | 1979 |
| Forest Sta | 1 | 1975 | 1966 |
Rusty Blackbird Population Trend in Other States
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.