Species · BCR 11 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Alder Flycatcher In Prairie Potholes

Alder Flycatcher in Prairie Potholes has fallen sharply: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1977.

-63%Since 1977
24Routes In Region
49Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Alder Flycatcher has fallen sharply in Prairie Potholes: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1977.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Alder Flycatcher in Prairie Potholes is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.25 (95% range 0.00–0.56). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1291.4%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.25Projected 2029 index
0.000.5695% range
±1291.4%Backtest error
19702029
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
20250.250.000.56
20260.250.000.56
20270.250.000.56
20280.250.000.56
20290.250.000.56

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Alder Flycatcher in Prairie Potholes.
BadgerMINNESOTA122018
OkleeMINNESOTA42014
ErieMINNESOTA42017
Turtle MtnsNORTH-DAKOTA32024
GlyndonMINNESOTA22010
BeltramiMINNESOTA21980
GryglaMINNESOTA22017
Lake BronsonMINNESOTA22011
KemptonNORTH-DAKOTA22003
CooperstownNORTH-DAKOTA22022
AbercrombieNORTH-DAKOTA21970
Redwood FallMINNESOTA11983
GluekMINNESOTA11982
TenneyMINNESOTA11992
WylieMINNESOTA12012
EmeradoNORTH-DAKOTA12022
NashNORTH-DAKOTA12016
LakotaNORTH-DAKOTA11993
NilesNORTH-DAKOTA11992
LoraineNORTH-DAKOTA11998
StanleyNORTH-DAKOTA11997
DenbighNORTH-DAKOTA12019
Douglas CrkNORTH-DAKOTA12023
Sheyenne LkNORTH-DAKOTA11999

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