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Yellow-billed Cuckoo In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGeneralists

Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Piedmont has held roughly steady: up 4% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+4%Since 1968
167Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Piedmont. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Piedmont is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 3.2 (95% range 0.77–5.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±27%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-9%Change by 2029
3.2Projected 2029 index
0.77–5.695% range
±27%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
20253.30.845.7
20263.20.825.7
20273.20.805.7
20283.20.795.6
20293.20.775.6

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Piedmont.
Carrs StationGEORGIA182024
Lincolnton 2GEORGIA162024
Church RoadVIRGINIA132024
LincolntonGEORGIA122017
Rock BranchGEORGIA122024
GladysVIRGINIA122024
Liberty City 2ALABAMA112024
IrisburgVIRGINIA112024
Liberty CityALABAMA102011
NixburgALABAMA101999
GrovetownGEORGIA102019
BendersvillePENNSYLVANIA102024
Salem XrdSOUTH-CAROLINA102019
RidgewaySOUTH-CAROLINA102021
DavidVIRGINIA102013
WylliesburgVIRGINIA102019
JulietteGEORGIA92024
Curry HillGEORGIA92019
GoldstonNORTH-CAROLINA92022
MoranVIRGINIA92024
FinchleyVIRGINIA92021
MaxeysGEORGIA82024
BullockNORTH-CAROLINA82024
Plum BranchSOUTH-CAROLINA82024
LowrysSOUTH-CAROLINA82021

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