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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Blue Grosbeak In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Blue Grosbeak in Badlands and Prairies has held roughly steady: down 8% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-8%Since 1969
35Routes In Region
55Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Blue Grosbeak in Badlands and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Blue Grosbeak in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 77% by 2029 — from 0.19 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.04 (95% range 0.00–0.48). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±113%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-77%Change by 2029
0.04Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.4895% range
±113%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
20250.060.000.50
20260.060.000.49
20270.050.000.49
20280.050.000.48
20290.040.000.48

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Blue Grosbeak in Badlands and Prairies.
CrookstonNEBRASKA102024
BadlandsSOUTH-DAKOTA72023
White RiverSOUTH-DAKOTA62014
SolenNORTH-DAKOTA52023
Eagle ButteSOUTH-DAKOTA42011
Railroad ButteSOUTH-DAKOTA42022
DwyerWYOMING41995
WinnerSOUTH-DAKOTA32023
RosebudSOUTH-DAKOTA32011
RockyfordSOUTH-DAKOTA22023
OwankaSOUTH-DAKOTA21975
Cedar PassSOUTH-DAKOTA22023
Fort PierreSOUTH-DAKOTA22023
RevaSOUTH-DAKOTA21987
CottonwoodSOUTH-DAKOTA21996
Oglala Nat. Grass.NEBRASKA12023
Dunn CenterNORTH-DAKOTA12016
ZapNORTH-DAKOTA12017
BentleyNORTH-DAKOTA12024
Glen UllinNORTH-DAKOTA12021
CarsonNORTH-DAKOTA12022
ChamberlainSOUTH-DAKOTA12011
Ft ThompsonSOUTH-DAKOTA12011
LaplantSOUTH-DAKOTA11975
PromiseSOUTH-DAKOTA12013

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