Eastern Meadowlark populations are well monitored by the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), which covers most of the breeding population in Canada. The population has shown a large and continuing decrease throughout its Canadian and continental breeding range since about 1970, with an overall loss of 84% of the population in Canada. The Eastern Meadowlark is below the lowest acceptable level relative to its national population goal (see Canada graph below). Once the Recovery Strategy is developed under the Species at Risk Act, this goal will be re-examined.
Additional information on: Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis