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Yellow-billed Cuckoo In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

All regionsNew England / Mid-Atlantic CoastGeneralists

Yellow-billed Cuckoo in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast has declined: down 26% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-26%Since 1968
160Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Yellow-billed Cuckoo in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-billed Cuckoo in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast is projected to fall about 10% by 2029 — from 1.9 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.7 (95% range 0.00–3.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±27%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-10%Change by 2029
1.7Projected 2029 index
0.00–3.695% 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
20251.80.003.7
20261.80.003.7
20271.70.003.6
20281.70.003.6
20291.70.003.6

Routes In New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast

Routes recording Yellow-billed Cuckoo in New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast.
BrandonVIRGINIA192024
Pepperbox 2DELAWARE132024
BlackbirdDELAWARE112024
Milton 2DELAWARE112017
Spraguetown 2NEW-JERSEY112007
Lowes XrdsDELAWARE91991
Holleyville 2DELAWARE92019
Snow HillMARYLAND91976
PomonaNEW-JERSEY82023
WillimanticCONNECTICUT72018
HolleyvilleDELAWARE72004
WalnutMARYLAND72024
Del HavenNEW-JERSEY71991
MelitotaMARYLAND62024
CokesburyMARYLAND62024
SinepuxentMARYLAND61978
Casimir Pulaski SfRHODE-ISLAND62018
Port RoyalVIRGINIA62019
QuinbyVIRGINIA62024
Cape CharlesVIRGINIA62018
WoodstockCONNECTICUT52007
Warren 2CONNECTICUT52021
Pt RepublicMARYLAND51988
Tall TimbersMARYLAND52013
La PlataMARYLAND52009

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