Species · BCR 22 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
American Woodcock In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie
American Woodcock in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has increased: up 38% on the route-weighted index since 1971.
+38%Since 1971
36Routes In Region
31Years
Notable Signals
No notable trend signals for American Woodcock in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, American Woodcock in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.03). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±55.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2028
0.01Projected 2028 index
0.00–0.0395% range
±55.8%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2025 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2026 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2027 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2028 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie
| Sterling | ILLINOIS | 3 | 2019 |
| Camp Point | ILLINOIS | 2 | 1995 |
| Wales | IOWA | 2 | 2013 |
| Cameron | MISSOURI | 2 | 1996 |
| Wayne | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2023 |
| Chandlervill | ILLINOIS | 1 | 1981 |
| Cameron | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2022 |
| Bartonville | ILLINOIS | 1 | 1983 |
| Pawnee | ILLINOIS | 1 | 1989 |
| Columbia | ILLINOIS | 1 | 1978 |
| Mascoutah Lk | ILLINOIS | 1 | 1993 |
| Beaucoup | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2022 |
| Olney | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2009 |
| Seneca | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2016 |
| Duncan Mills | ILLINOIS | 1 | 1993 |
| Eldred | ILLINOIS | 1 | 1996 |
| Grape Creek | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2003 |
| Concord West | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2015 |
| Dudleyville | ILLINOIS | 1 | 2016 |
| Monticello | INDIANA | 1 | 1989 |
| Brookville | INDIANA | 1 | 1997 |
| Decatur | INDIANA | 1 | 2008 |
| Seneca | KANSAS | 1 | 1988 |
| Ash Creek | MINNESOTA | 1 | 1975 |
| Lakeville | MINNESOTA | 1 | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.