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Species · BCR 23 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Robin In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionForest birds

American Robin in Prairie Hardwood Transition has risen sharply: up 68% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+68%Since 1968
161Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

American Robin has risen sharply in Prairie Hardwood Transition: up 68% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Robin in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 73 (95% range 61–85). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.4%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+8%Change by 2029
73Projected 2029 index
61–8595% range
±20.4%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
2025715983
2026726084
2027726084
2028726085
2029736185

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording American Robin in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
TrempealeauWISCONSIN1842024
ParisWISCONSIN1792024
MiddleburyINDIANA1512024
BeloitWISCONSIN1452024
GrimmsWISCONSIN1412021
VickeryOHIO1282024
St CharlesMICHIGAN1272019
BismarkOHIO1271995
LapeerMICHIGAN1262024
LockportOHIO1252024
Fall RiverWISCONSIN1252024
N AndoverWISCONSIN1242024
PackertownINDIANA1232004
NapoleonOHIO1232024
South BendINDIANA1161991
HoltMICHIGAN1162024
N BaltimoreOHIO1162019
EdenWISCONSIN1122024
OmroWISCONSIN1092001
GalesburgMICHIGAN1072024
CohoctahMICHIGAN1072024
Bell Oak 2MICHIGAN1072023
Columbia CtyINDIANA1052024
Hazel GreenWISCONSIN1052024
N FreedomWISCONSIN1042024

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