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Species · BCR 22 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Robin In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieForest birds

American Robin in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has surged: up 81% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+81%Since 1968
278Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

American Robin has surged in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 80% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Robin in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to rise about 35% by 2029 — from 62 in 2024 to a central estimate of 83 (95% range 66–101). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±46.8%, with 0% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+35%Change by 2029
83Projected 2029 index
66–10195% range
±46.8%Backtest error
19662029
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
2025816398
2026816499
20278264100
20288365100
20298366101

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording American Robin in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
HarveysburgOHIO2421996
MurdockNEBRASKA1782024
WilmingtonOHIO1741996
DunlapOHIO1731988
RaymondWISCONSIN1662024
SheffieldILLINOIS1602024
Terre HauteILLINOIS1562024
WayneILLINOIS1492024
Red RockIOWA1462024
AtkinsonILLINOIS1382024
CaledoniaILLINOIS1342024
HarristownILLINOIS1332024
MiddletownINDIANA1262024
PlainfieldINDIANA1261999
New LenoxILLINOIS1252019
MonticelloILLINOIS1242024
PontiacILLINOIS1232024
DecaturINDIANA1232024
NewarkILLINOIS1222022
West LibertyIOWA1172024
FairlandILLINOIS1162024
MaplewoodINDIANA1162021
NewportOHIO1161994
GalvestonINDIANA1152024
GretnaNEBRASKA1152018

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