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Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in Delaware

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Yellow-breasted Chat in Delaware has edged down: down 23% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-23%Since 1968
17Routes In State
58Years

Notable Yellow-breasted Chat Trends in Delaware

No notable trend signals for Yellow-breasted Chat in Delaware. See the full index history below.

Yellow-breasted Chat Population Forecast in Delaware

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-breasted Chat in Delaware is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 2.8 (95% range 1.0–4.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±14.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-6%Change by 2029
2.8Projected 2029 index
1.0–4.695% range
±14.3%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
20252.81.004.6
20262.81.04.6
20272.81.04.6
20282.81.04.6
20292.81.04.6

Yellow-breasted Chat Survey Routes in Delaware

Routes recording Yellow-breasted Chat in Delaware.
Blackbird820241994
Holleyville520041966
Millsboro520172017
Pepperbox520161998
Milton 2520172017
Harrington320241966
Holleyville 2320242006
Georgetown320221992
Mt Pleasant220161966
Dover219791966
Milton220161966
Wilmington120141966
Frederica120141966
Frankford120121966
Lowes Xrds119911966
Bethany Bch119861966
Pepperbox 2120242017

Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in Other States

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