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Carolina Chickadee Population Trend in Oklahoma

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Carolina Chickadee in Oklahoma has surged: up 118% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+118%Since 1969
64Routes In State
57Years

Notable Carolina Chickadee Trends in Oklahoma

long arc increasecomputed index

Carolina Chickadee has surged in Oklahoma: up 118% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Carolina Chickadee Population Forecast in Oklahoma

If the recent trend holds, Carolina Chickadee in Oklahoma is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 8.7 (95% range 5.0–12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±21.5%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+5%Change by 2029
8.7Projected 2029 index
5.0–1295% range
±21.5%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
20258.54.912
20268.54.912
20278.64.912
20288.65.012
20298.75.012

Carolina Chickadee Survey Routes in Oklahoma

Routes recording Carolina Chickadee in Oklahoma.
Heyburn4320241992
Tatums3520241992
Blanco3420161967
Matoy2720001992
Keetonville2620221992
Choctaw2120231967
Noble2020241967
Cashion1820241992
Pocola1720161992
Baron1620231967
Holdenville1620241967
Beggs1620231967
Verden1620171967
Ft Sill West1619941994
Ouachita Nf1520241991
Wichita Mtns1519941994
Hunter1320241992
Duncan1320241986
Jet1220241992
Goodwater1120211992
Mt. Herman1120221998
Phillips1020081968
Colcord1020221992
Mill Creek920171968
Indianola920241967

Carolina Chickadee Population Trend in Other States

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