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White-throated Sparrow Population Trend in Connecticut

White-throated Sparrow in Connecticut has fallen sharply: down 64% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-64%Since 1968
10Routes In State
25Years

Notable White-throated Sparrow Trends in Connecticut

long arc declinecomputed index

White-throated Sparrow has fallen sharply in Connecticut: down 64% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

White-throated Sparrow Population Forecast in Connecticut

If the recent trend holds, White-throated Sparrow in Connecticut is projected to fall about 100% by 2027 — from 0.09 in 2022 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.49). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±288.8%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2027
0.00Projected 2027 index
0.000.4995% range
±288.8%Backtest error
19662027
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
20230.000.000.49
20240.000.000.49
20250.000.000.49
20260.000.000.49
20270.000.000.49

White-throated Sparrow Survey Routes in Connecticut

Routes recording White-throated Sparrow in Connecticut.
New Hartford319971995
Woodstock219871972
Mid Haddam219941974
Mystic120222022
E Hartland119731966
No Woodbury119751974
Greenwich119721972
Danbury119831973
Warren119911972
New Hartford119771972

White-throated Sparrow Population Trend in Other States

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