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Bank Swallow In Prairie Potholes

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Bank Swallow in Prairie Potholes has held roughly steady: down 2% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-2%Since 1969
111Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Bank Swallow in Prairie Potholes. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bank Swallow in Prairie Potholes is projected to rise about 73% by 2029 — from 2.5 in 2024 to a central estimate of 4.2 (95% range 1.8–6.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±53.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+73%Change by 2029
4.2Projected 2029 index
1.8–6.795% range
±53.4%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
20254.21.76.6
20264.21.76.7
20274.21.76.7
20284.21.76.7
20294.21.86.7

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Bank Swallow in Prairie Potholes.
WalcottNORTH-DAKOTA702023
CourtlandMINNESOTA392024
AbercrombieNORTH-DAKOTA392012
Great FallsMONTANA302022
AppletonMINNESOTA272023
PoncaNEBRASKA272024
ChinookMONTANA222024
RollaNORTH-DAKOTA202007
WinsideNEBRASKA192000
BowesmontNORTH-DAKOTA161996
Horsehead LkNORTH-DAKOTA152022
WebsterNORTH-DAKOTA152024
GlyndonMINNESOTA132024
Big StoneMINNESOTA132012
Wolf PointMONTANA122023
GeddesSOUTH-DAKOTA121974
HartlandMINNESOTA102017
MidwayNEBRASKA102000
CooperstownNORTH-DAKOTA102024
WilmotSOUTH-DAKOTA102016
DenbighNORTH-DAKOTA92024
RoswellSOUTH-DAKOTA92014
ArlingtonMINNESOTA81973
WhitlashMONTANA82016
NilesNORTH-DAKOTA82015

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