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Bald Eagle In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Bald Eagle in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has surged: up 28× on the route-weighted index since 1999.

28×Since 1999
112Routes In Region
27Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Bald Eagle has surged in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 28× on the route-weighted index since 1999.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bald Eagle in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to fall about 21% by 2029 — from 0.29 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.23 (95% range 0.16–0.29). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±35.2%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-21%Change by 2029
0.23Projected 2029 index
0.16–0.2995% range
±35.2%Backtest error
19962029
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
20250.200.130.26
20260.200.140.27
20270.210.150.28
20280.220.160.28
20290.230.160.29

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Bald Eagle in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
MelroseIOWA42021
BelleviewILLINOIS32024
MontpelierINDIANA32019
OhioMISSOURI32018
MinonkILLINOIS22022
BeaucoupILLINOIS22022
Camp PointILLINOIS22023
FowlerINDIANA22022
JamestownINDIANA22024
CubaINDIANA22024
DinsdaleIOWA22024
PittsburgKANSAS22007
Ash CreekMINNESOTA22024
FrontenacMINNESOTA22023
RensselaerMISSOURI22024
SticklervillMISSOURI22017
GretnaNEBRASKA22016
RichlandNEBRASKA22024
BloomvilleOHIO22024
BotkinsOHIO22018
KalidaOHIO22009
No KentonOHIO22024
AtkinsonILLINOIS12024
GeneseoILLINOIS12018
SheffieldILLINOIS12024

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