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
0.000.2495% range
±50%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
20250.100.000.23
20260.100.000.23
20270.110.000.23
20280.110.000.23
20290.110.000.24

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Atlantic Northern Forest.
TurnerMAINE71997
HopkintonNEW-HAMPSHIRE52022
St Regis FlsNEW-YORK52009
S ReadingVERMONT42006
HartfordMAINE32022
New HartfordCONNECTICUT21981
EastbrookMAINE22019
NorthfieldMAINE21981
ChesterfieldMASSACHUSETTS22019
Jefferson HlNEW-HAMPSHIRE22022
WarrensburgNEW-YORK22006
New HartfordCONNECTICUT12022
WestbrookMAINE12014
BiddefordMAINE11990
South ArmMAINE12014
Bowdoin CtrMAINE12011
East TroyMAINE12019
HancockMAINE11999
Carrying PlMAINE12003
GreenvilleMAINE11997
BenedictaMAINE11979
RomeMAINE11996
SearsportMAINE12011
Brownfield 2MAINE12015
N OrangeMASSACHUSETTS12022

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