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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Cave Swallow In Shortgrass Prairie

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Cave Swallow in Shortgrass Prairie has surged: up 85% on the route-weighted index since 2008.

+85%Since 2008
6Routes In Region
14Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Cave Swallow has surged in Shortgrass Prairie: up 85% on the route-weighted index since 2008.

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Cave Swallow in Shortgrass Prairie.
PostTEXAS202019
FloydadaTEXAS42018
CircleTEXAS22017
PlainsTEXAS22017
PlainsTEXAS12016
DoughertyTEXAS12016

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