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Song Sparrow In Southeastern Coastal Plain

All regionsSoutheastern Coastal PlainGeneralists

Song Sparrow in Southeastern Coastal Plain has fallen sharply: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-53%Since 1968
47Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Song Sparrow has fallen sharply in Southeastern Coastal Plain: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Song Sparrow in Southeastern Coastal Plain is projected to fall about 53% by 2029 — from 0.06 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.10). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±30.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-53%Change by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1095% range
±30.6%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
20250.030.000.11
20260.030.000.11
20270.030.000.11
20280.030.000.10
20290.030.000.10

Routes In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Routes recording Song Sparrow in Southeastern Coastal Plain.
BackbayVIRGINIA121974
Lloyd XroadsNORTH-CAROLINA91992
HamletNORTH-CAROLINA81999
Minter TweedGEORGIA62006
PungoVIRGINIA62024
WorkmoreGEORGIA51981
SweetlipsTENNESSEE51997
St FlorianALABAMA42024
JamesvilleNORTH-CAROLINA42006
RoseboroNORTH-CAROLINA42003
TazewellGEORGIA31991
RoseNORTH-CAROLINA32003
RheasvilleNORTH-CAROLINA32017
HardeevilleSOUTH-CAROLINA31972
CornlandVIRGINIA32006
DeepstepGEORGIA22006
CorinthMISSISSIPPI22016
TupeloMISSISSIPPI22009
Cypress LakesNORTH-CAROLINA22008
BishopvilleSOUTH-CAROLINA21992
BrownsvilleTENNESSEE22006
AutaugavilleALABAMA11998
CuthbertGEORGIA12012
LyonsGEORGIA11994
WrightsvilleGEORGIA11988

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