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Wood Thrush In Atlantic Northern Forest

All regionsAtlantic Northern ForestForest birds

Wood Thrush in Atlantic Northern Forest has collapsed: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-87%Since 1968
152Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Wood Thrush has collapsed in Atlantic Northern Forest: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wood Thrush in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 1.9 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–5.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±191.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–5.395% range
±191.3%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
20250.000.005.3
20260.000.005.3
20270.000.005.3
20280.000.005.3
20290.000.005.3

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Wood Thrush in Atlantic Northern Forest.
Dexter LakeNEW-YORK341975
Crawford NotNEW-HAMPSHIRE201975
WatervilleVERMONT181980
CummingtonMASSACHUSETTS172014
BentonMAINE161980
Hope FallsNEW-YORK161995
PittsfieldMASSACHUSETTS142016
NorthfieldMAINE131981
New HartfordCONNECTICUT111987
LudlowMAINE101998
Cummington 2MASSACHUSETTS102024
Tupper LakeNEW-YORK101976
NewburyVERMONT102004
HancockMASSACHUSETTS92015
WarrenMAINE81990
Heron LakeMAINE81999
KasoagNEW-YORK82024
Newbury 2VERMONT82023
Otisfield GrMAINE72015
ManchesterMAINE71995
HudsonMAINE72009
WilmotNEW-HAMPSHIRE72024
UnderwoodNEW-YORK71996
TurnerMAINE62010
CheshireMASSACHUSETTS61994

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