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Barred Owl In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasGeneralists

Barred Owl in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has held roughly steady: up 5% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+5%Since 1969
95Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Barred Owl in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Barred Owl in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.25 (95% range 0.01–0.49). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±98.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-2%Change by 2029
0.25Projected 2029 index
0.01–0.4995% range
±98.6%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
20250.260.020.51
20260.260.010.50
20270.260.010.50
20280.250.010.50
20290.250.010.49

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Barred Owl in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
Liberty HillTEXAS62023
IndianolaOKLAHOMA42024
MatoyOKLAHOMA42000
Union HillTEXAS42021
RamseyARKANSAS31997
ChathamLOUISIANA31970
TroutLOUISIANA32023
Mount UnionLOUISIANA32023
HargisLOUISIANA32011
Neches BithTEXAS32017
Dry ForkARKANSAS22021
Magazine MtnARKANSAS22019
De RidderLOUISIANA22014
ClayLOUISIANA22021
De QuincyLOUISIANA22021
NatchezLOUISIANA22021
Big CedarOKLAHOMA22023
BlancoOKLAHOMA21997
McalesterOKLAHOMA21971
GoodwaterOKLAHOMA22021
Mt. HermanOKLAHOMA22016
LivingstonTEXAS21994
AthensTEXAS22023
Bon WierTEXAS22021
Smyrna 2TEXAS22016

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