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

Bell's Vireo In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Bell's Vireo in Prairie Hardwood Transition has fallen sharply: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-63%Since 1971
26Routes In Region
38Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Bell's Vireo in Prairie Hardwood Transition. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bell's Vireo in Prairie Hardwood Transition 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 ±44.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.01Projected 2028 index
0.000.0395% range
±44.5%Backtest error
19662028
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
20240.010.000.03
20250.010.000.03
20260.010.000.03
20270.010.000.03
20280.010.000.03

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Bell's Vireo in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
New LondonMINNESOTA52000
TrempealeauWISCONSIN22011
AnnatonWISCONSIN22023
GuilfordILLINOIS12001
Cherry ValILLINOIS11972
Lake GalenaILLINOIS12013
KewannaINDIANA11993
New TroyMICHIGAN11990
Money CreekMINNESOTA11976
ChatfieldMINNESOTA11967
MillvilleMINNESOTA11979
Chatfield 2MINNESOTA12019
GilmantonWISCONSIN12007
MatherWISCONSIN11974
ClintonvilleWISCONSIN11996
Newburg CrnsWISCONSIN12015
ViroquaWISCONSIN11982
Rolling GrndWISCONSIN11990
PardeevilleWISCONSIN11994
Fall RiverWISCONSIN12017
N AndoverWISCONSIN12018
WiotaWISCONSIN11997
HebronWISCONSIN12013
VeronaWISCONSIN12015
HighlandWISCONSIN11999

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