Species · BCR 19 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Avocet In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

American Avocet in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 55% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-55%Since 1969
18Routes In Region
55Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Avocet has fallen sharply in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: down 55% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Avocet in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±124.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.001.195% range
±124.9%Backtest error
19672029
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
20250.010.001.2
20260.000.001.1
20270.000.001.1
20280.000.001.1
20290.000.001.1

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording American Avocet in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
AlbertKANSAS402023
CoopertonOKLAHOMA102014
MisslerKANSAS82009
Crescent LkNEBRASKA62017
GordonNEBRASKA32009
HackberryTEXAS32012
Piester LakeNEBRASKA21988
Wheeler CoNEBRASKA22012
RosstonOKLAHOMA21987
BeaverOKLAHOMA22018
ChildressTEXAS22016
BookerTEXAS21995
RotanTEXAS22024
St JohnKANSAS12017
TableNEBRASKA12008
NenzelNEBRASKA12021
WeinertTEXAS11994
HaskellTEXAS12017

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