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Mass Audubon State of the Birds

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Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Alone among the Massachusetts obligate grassland breeding species, the Bobolink seems to be holding its own throughout the state, and it is a fairly widespread nesting bird in the Commonwealth.
Conservation Status
No Action: Likely Increase

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Highly Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.53
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.22
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
-0.31
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
-30.20
National Audubon Societyb
Climate Threatened
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
334
Atlas II Blocks
471
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
34
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
45
Percent change
127

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
-0.1%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
23
Recent trend 2000-2010
0.3%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Grassland

Wintering

Does not winter in Massachusetts

Climate Suitability Current and 2050