Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Spotted Sandpiper In Atlantic Northern Forest
Spotted Sandpiper in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
-85%Since 1968
93Routes In Region
55Years
Notable Signals
long arc declinecomputed index
Spotted Sandpiper has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 85% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Spotted Sandpiper in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.10). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±30.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.00–0.1095% range
±30.3%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2026 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| 2027 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest
| Baxter | MAINE | 3 | 1984 |
| Washburn | MAINE | 3 | 2005 |
| Greenwood | MAINE | 2 | 2021 |
| Harmony | MAINE | 2 | 1989 |
| Castine | MAINE | 2 | 1983 |
| Aurora | MAINE | 2 | 2001 |
| Ft Fairfield | MAINE | 2 | 2005 |
| Fitzwilliam | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 1989 |
| Hopkinton | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 1983 |
| Mt Chocorua | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 2019 |
| Walpole | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 2004 |
| Lempster | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 1992 |
| Clarksville | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 2005 |
| Gaysville | VERMONT | 2 | 2013 |
| Greensboro | VERMONT | 2 | 2022 |
| New Hartford | CONNECTICUT | 1 | 1987 |
| Newcastle | MAINE | 1 | 1982 |
| Wilson Mills | MAINE | 1 | 1996 |
| Turner | MAINE | 1 | 1972 |
| Reeds | MAINE | 1 | 1994 |
| South Arm | MAINE | 1 | 1990 |
| Otisfield Gr | MAINE | 1 | 1993 |
| Hartford | MAINE | 1 | 2019 |
| Bowdoin Ctr | MAINE | 1 | 1999 |
| Manchester | MAINE | 1 | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.