Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Yellow-billed Cuckoo In Atlantic Northern Forest
Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Atlantic Northern Forest has surged: up 307% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
+307%Since 1969
57Routes In Region
53Years
Notable Signals
long arc increasecomputed index
Yellow-billed Cuckoo has surged in Atlantic Northern Forest: up 307% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.11 (95% range 0.00–0.24). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±50%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2029
0.11Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2495% range
±50%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| 2026 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| 2027 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| 2028 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| 2029 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest
| Turner | MAINE | 7 | 1997 |
| Hopkinton | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 5 | 2022 |
| St Regis Fls | NEW-YORK | 5 | 2009 |
| S Reading | VERMONT | 4 | 2006 |
| Hartford | MAINE | 3 | 2022 |
| New Hartford | CONNECTICUT | 2 | 1981 |
| Eastbrook | MAINE | 2 | 2019 |
| Northfield | MAINE | 2 | 1981 |
| Chesterfield | MASSACHUSETTS | 2 | 2019 |
| Jefferson Hl | NEW-HAMPSHIRE | 2 | 2022 |
| Warrensburg | NEW-YORK | 2 | 2006 |
| New Hartford | CONNECTICUT | 1 | 2022 |
| Westbrook | MAINE | 1 | 2014 |
| Biddeford | MAINE | 1 | 1990 |
| South Arm | MAINE | 1 | 2014 |
| Bowdoin Ctr | MAINE | 1 | 2011 |
| East Troy | MAINE | 1 | 2019 |
| Hancock | MAINE | 1 | 1999 |
| Carrying Pl | MAINE | 1 | 2003 |
| Greenville | MAINE | 1 | 1997 |
| Benedicta | MAINE | 1 | 1979 |
| Rome | MAINE | 1 | 1996 |
| Searsport | MAINE | 1 | 2011 |
| Brownfield 2 | MAINE | 1 | 2015 |
| N Orange | MASSACHUSETTS | 1 | 2022 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.