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Spotted Sandpiper In Boreal Hardwood Transition

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Spotted Sandpiper in Boreal Hardwood Transition has collapsed: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-88%Since 1968
67Routes In Region
53Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Spotted Sandpiper has collapsed in Boreal Hardwood Transition: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Spotted Sandpiper in Boreal Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.17). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±525.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1795% range
±525.5%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
20250.000.000.17
20260.000.000.17
20270.000.000.17
20280.000.000.17
20290.000.000.17

Routes In Boreal Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Spotted Sandpiper in Boreal Hardwood Transition.
BayfieldWISCONSIN51987
Mille LacsMINNESOTA31967
WaskishMINNESOTA31981
BootjackMICHIGAN21972
HermanMICHIGAN21997
Crystal FlsMICHIGAN22012
Brocky LakeMICHIGAN22022
ShingletonMICHIGAN21978
CreightonMICHIGAN21988
Lake CityMICHIGAN21971
RacoMICHIGAN21972
RiggsvilleMICHIGAN21968
BackusMINNESOTA21974
FloodwoodMINNESOTA21990
GreenbushMINNESOTA22022
MinongWISCONSIN22011
GilmanWISCONSIN22023
Amnicon FallsWISCONSIN22003
OntonagonMICHIGAN11971
BerglandMICHIGAN11990
Gibbs CityMICHIGAN12004
IshpemingMICHIGAN11990
WilsonMICHIGAN11969
CunardMICHIGAN11990
IsabellaMICHIGAN11987

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