Species · BCR 24 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Bewick's Wren In Central Hardwoods

Bewick's Wren in Central Hardwoods has collapsed: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-97%Since 1968
84Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Bewick's Wren has collapsed in Central Hardwoods: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bewick's Wren in Central Hardwoods is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.46). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±409.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.4695% range
±409.1%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.000.000.46
20260.000.000.46
20270.000.000.46
20280.000.000.46
20290.000.000.46

Routes In Central Hardwoods

Routes recording Bewick's Wren in Central Hardwoods.
PetersburgTENNESSEE51970
ClementineMISSOURI42002
SyracuseMISSOURI42024
FultonARKANSAS31973
Sulphur LickKENTUCKY31979
HustonvilleKENTUCKY31968
HudsonKENTUCKY31974
HaydenMISSOURI32023
Clementine 2MISSOURI32007
Silver PtTENNESSEE31976
McbrayerKENTUCKY22003
GlencoeKENTUCKY21993
SwedenMISSOURI22013
HandleyMISSOURI22022
WilliamsvillMISSOURI21994
BarksMISSOURI22006
MarshfieldMISSOURI22008
Osage BeachMISSOURI22023
Indian MoundTENNESSEE21996
CollinwoodTENNESSEE21986
GlenTENNESSEE21976
HillsboroALABAMA11980
LurtonARKANSAS11992
ZionARKANSAS11986
ComptonARKANSAS11987

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