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Species · BCR 13 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Veery In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

All regionsLower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence PlainForest birds

Veery in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain has declined: down 30% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-30%Since 1968
78Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Veery in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Veery in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain is projected to fall about 22% by 2029 — from 3.1 in 2024 to a central estimate of 2.4 (95% range 0.88–4.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±11.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-22%Change by 2029
2.4Projected 2029 index
0.88–4.095% range
±11.7%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
20252.61.04.1
20262.50.984.1
20272.50.954.1
20282.50.924.0
20292.40.884.0

Routes In Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain

Routes recording Veery in Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain.
Alder CreekNEW-YORK232004
PulaskiNEW-YORK182024
N WilmurtNEW-YORK171998
AusterlitzNEW-YORK162024
ShaftsburyVERMONT162024
North EastonNEW-YORK122024
ArgyleNEW-YORK112024
West BangorNEW-YORK111999
BalmatNEW-YORK112008
BristolVERMONT112018
OneidaNEW-YORK102010
WillsboroNEW-YORK92024
Sugar GrovePENNSYLVANIA92024
ParishvilleNEW-YORK82024
HinesburgVERMONT71994
Ballston LkNEW-YORK61995
N Victory 2NEW-YORK62021
OgdensburgNEW-YORK62024
CatskillsNEW-YORK52015
WatertownNEW-YORK52012
FowlerNEW-YORK51968
EllenburgNEW-YORK52006
RhinebeckNEW-YORK42022
DuanesburgNEW-YORK42024
NashvilleNEW-YORK42018

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