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
0.000.1095% range
±30.3%Backtest error
19662028
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
20240.020.000.12
20250.010.000.12
20260.010.000.11
20270.010.000.11
20280.000.000.10

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Spotted Sandpiper in Atlantic Northern Forest.
BaxterMAINE31984
WashburnMAINE32005
GreenwoodMAINE22021
HarmonyMAINE21989
CastineMAINE21983
AuroraMAINE22001
Ft FairfieldMAINE22005
FitzwilliamNEW-HAMPSHIRE21989
HopkintonNEW-HAMPSHIRE21983
Mt ChocoruaNEW-HAMPSHIRE22019
WalpoleNEW-HAMPSHIRE22004
LempsterNEW-HAMPSHIRE21992
ClarksvilleNEW-HAMPSHIRE22005
GaysvilleVERMONT22013
GreensboroVERMONT22022
New HartfordCONNECTICUT11987
NewcastleMAINE11982
Wilson MillsMAINE11996
TurnerMAINE11972
ReedsMAINE11994
South ArmMAINE11990
Otisfield GrMAINE11993
HartfordMAINE12019
Bowdoin CtrMAINE11999
ManchesterMAINE11982

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