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Burrowing Owl In Peninsular Florida

All regionsPeninsular FloridaGeneralists

Burrowing Owl in Peninsular Florida has collapsed: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-97%Since 1968
17Routes In Region
54Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Burrowing Owl has collapsed in Peninsular Florida: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Burrowing Owl in Peninsular Florida is projected to fall about 100% by 2026 — from 0.09 in 2021 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.83). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1143.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2026
0.00Projected 2026 index
0.00–0.8395% range
±1143.8%Backtest error
19662026
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
20220.000.000.83
20230.000.000.83
20240.000.000.83
20250.000.000.83
20260.000.000.83

Routes In Peninsular Florida

Routes recording Burrowing Owl in Peninsular Florida.
BrowardFLORIDA291973
Boca RatonFLORIDA51990
RomeoFLORIDA42013
SalvistaFLORIDA41968
Punta GordaFLORIDA42015
Pennywash CrFLORIDA22021
DavieFLORIDA21994
San AntonioFLORIDA11981
MabelFLORIDA11968
Sunniland GrFLORIDA12021
Ft LonesomeFLORIDA12005
AlturasFLORIDA11986
Devils GardnFLORIDA11999
PalmdaleFLORIDA12010
ClewistonFLORIDA12019
Lake BuffumFLORIDA12021
Shawano 2FLORIDA12007

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