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Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Wood Thrush In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontForest birds

Wood Thrush in Piedmont has fallen sharply: down 54% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-54%Since 1968
169Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Wood Thrush has fallen sharply in Piedmont: down 54% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wood Thrush in Piedmont is projected to fall about 36% by 2029 — from 8.2 in 2024 to a central estimate of 5.2 (95% range 2.3–8.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±18.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-36%Change by 2029
5.2Projected 2029 index
2.3–8.195% range
±18.5%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
20255.93.08.8
20265.72.88.6
20275.62.68.5
20285.42.58.3
20295.22.38.1

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Wood Thrush in Piedmont.
EarltonMARYLAND292024
Pw Forest PkVIRGINIA292009
EkloMARYLAND272018
Bald FriarMARYLAND271996
Yates CrossroadsGEORGIA252024
NixburgALABAMA241999
AppomattoxVIRGINIA242024
Liberty City 2ALABAMA232024
MillervilleALABAMA212024
LanettALABAMA202024
OlneyMARYLAND202024
PartlowVIRGINIA202015
Ft Pickett SVIRGINIA201995
CallNORTH-CAROLINA192024
WedoweeALABAMA182023
CrotonNEW-JERSEY182007
CherryvilleNORTH-CAROLINA181968
Nixburg 2ALABAMA172024
Van BibberMARYLAND172013
MooresvilleNORTH-CAROLINA172001
WhitmireSOUTH-CAROLINA172024
ElamsvilleVIRGINIA172016
RutledgeGEORGIA162024
Lincolnton 2GEORGIA162024
EmmitsburgMARYLAND162024

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