Annual index results for Québec (Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13))

Annual index graph for: Bobolink

Note: the range of the vertical axis has been scaled to highlight pattern in the annual indices. If estimates are imprecise, the graph may not include the upper credible limits.

View definitions of the annual index table columns.

Annual indices for Bobolink in Québec (Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13))
Year Annual index Lower limit Upper limit
1970 73.9 57.4 90.3
1971 77.8 61.3 96.4
1972 75.6 58.7 93
1973 71.5 55.3 88.6
1974 71 54.9 87
1975 71.2 56.7 88.6
1976 70.6 56.6 87.1
1977 68.2 54.5 83.6
1978 69.7 56.3 85.9
1979 67 52.3 80.9
1980 66.9 53.2 81.7
1981 66.7 52.8 80.6
1982 60.2 47.8 73.1
1983 57.9 46.9 70.4
1984 50.8 40.3 62.1
1985 48.7 39.4 59.3
1986 43.6 35.2 52.6
1987 36.7 28.8 43.6
1988 32.9 26.6 39.2
1989 30 24.4 35.9
1990 28.1 22.7 33.5
1991 26.8 22.1 32
1992 24.9 20.5 29.8
1993 24 19.6 28.6
1994 24 20.1 28.6
1995 23.3 19.6 27.7
1996 20.9 17.5 25.1
1997 19.7 16.4 23.4
1998 18 15 21.2
1999 17.3 14.3 20.6
2000 16 13.2 18.9
2001 14.8 12.2 17.4
2002 13.6 11 15.9
2003 12.6 10.4 15.2
2004 12.4 10.3 14.9
2005 11.6 9.69 13.7
2006 10.1 8.25 12.2
2007 9.9 8.33 11.8
2008 9.12 7.51 10.9
2009 8.64 7.04 10.2
2010 8.5 7.02 10.1
2011 8.42 6.77 10
2012 7.65 6.33 9.2
2013 7.05 5.77 8.32
2014 6.57 5.47 7.94
2015 5.9 4.76 7.02
2016 5.3 4.26 6.35
2017 5.03 3.96 6.01
2018 4.88 3.85 5.89
2019 4.55 3.66 5.54
2020 4.25 3.17 5.34
2021 3.89 2.95 4.8

Geographic area included in the Long-term trend for the Bobolink

Map displaying regions covered by analysis of species: Bobolink
      Coloured = Regions (analytical strata) included in trend estimate. The colour of the region reflects the approximate population trend in the region. The categories of trends based on the %/year values are indicated in the legend on the right, and the specific values can be found by searching on the analytical stratum trends for the same time-period and species.
      White = Regions not included in trend estimate

Bird Conservation Regions (BCR) with data included in Long-term trend estimates for Québec (Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13))

This web site may be cited as: Smith, A.C., Hudson, M-A.R. Aponte, V.I., English, W.B., and Francis, C.M. 2023. North American Breeding Bird Survey - Canadian Trends Website, Data-version 2021. Environment and Climate Change Canada, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3

Any use of these BBS results for Canada should acknowledge the hundreds of skilled volunteers in Canada who have participated in the BBS over the years and those who have served as provincial or territorial coordinators for the BBS.

  1. Smith, A. C., & Edwards, B. P. M. (2020). North American Breeding Bird Survey status and trend estimates to inform a wide range of conservation needs, using a flexible Bayesian hierarchical generalized additive model. The Condor, duaa065. https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duaa065
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