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Species · BCR 19 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Blue Jay In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieGeneralists

Blue Jay in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has edged up: up 13% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+13%Since 1969
115Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Blue Jay in Central Mixed Grass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Blue Jay in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 5.7 (95% range 3.9–7.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±17.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+7%Change by 2029
5.7Projected 2029 index
3.9–7.695% range
±17.2%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
20255.73.97.6
20265.73.97.6
20275.73.97.6
20285.73.97.6
20295.73.97.6

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Blue Jay in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
CovertKANSAS782024
KanopolisKANSAS512024
Jewell 2KANSAS372024
JewellKANSAS242005
MinneapolisKANSAS202019
WellingtonKANSAS152024
PhillipsburgKANSAS152022
Red CloudNEBRASKA132024
GrayKANSAS122019
Liberty 3NEBRASKA122024
Berwyn 2NEBRASKA122021
HollenbergKANSAS112023
BeloitKANSAS112003
KearneyNEBRASKA112024
BartlettNEBRASKA111976
BradyNEBRASKA112024
BuckeyeKANSAS102023
JamestownKANSAS102024
Beloit 2KANSAS102018
ColonyOKLAHOMA101995
DaltonKANSAS92024
BoelusNEBRASKA92022
HollisOKLAHOMA92024
ClarendonTEXAS92024
HanoverKANSAS82023

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