Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

White-winged Crossbill In Atlantic Northern Forest

White-winged Crossbill in Atlantic Northern Forest has surged: up 179% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

+179%Since 1972
43Routes In Region
35Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

White-winged Crossbill has surged in Atlantic Northern Forest: up 179% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, White-winged Crossbill in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.23 (95% range 0.00–0.76). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±695.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.23Projected 2028 index
0.000.7695% range
±695.5%Backtest error
19692028
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
20240.220.000.75
20250.230.000.75
20260.230.000.76
20270.230.000.76
20280.230.000.76

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording White-winged Crossbill in Atlantic Northern Forest.
Seboomook LkMAINE641998
Grnd Lk StrmMAINE251998
Carrying PlMAINE151998
Dixvil NotchNEW-HAMPSHIRE151977
Moose RiverMAINE141998
WashburnMAINE91996
Big TwentyMAINE92007
NesowadnehunMAINE92021
GreenvilleMAINE81985
LudlowMAINE81996
WestbrookMAINE71987
Heron LakeMAINE72000
NorthfieldMAINE51976
TopsfieldMAINE41991
Weeks BrookMAINE32007
Church HillMAINE32000
HighmarketNEW-YORK32002
Wilson MillsMAINE22007
South ArmMAINE22010
EastbrookMAINE22023
AuroraMAINE22017
CarrabassettMAINE22011
Clayton LakeMAINE22001
Mt ChocoruaNEW-HAMPSHIRE22021
Jefferson HlNEW-HAMPSHIRE22001

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