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

Cedar Waxwing In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Cedar Waxwing in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has surged: up 111% on the route-weighted index since 1987.

+111%Since 1987
39Routes In Region
35Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Cedar Waxwing has surged in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: up 111% on the route-weighted index since 1987.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Cedar Waxwing in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to rise about 443% by 2029 — from 0.06 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.33 (95% range 0.00–0.71). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±95.7%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+443%Change by 2029
0.33Projected 2029 index
0.000.7195% range
±95.7%Backtest error
19822029
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
20250.300.000.68
20260.310.000.69
20270.310.000.69
20280.320.000.70
20290.330.000.71

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Cedar Waxwing in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
DaltonKANSAS342021
GordonNEBRASKA91982
KanopolisKANSAS81993
Beloit 2KANSAS82013
ChambersNEBRASKA72023
WellingtonKANSAS62022
HanoverKANSAS62022
BelvidereNEBRASKA62022
StrattonNEBRASKA42015
TableNEBRASKA42015
BradyNEBRASKA42018
NenzelNEBRASKA42022
HollenbergKANSAS32019
GoveKANSAS31997
JamestownKANSAS32014
AlmeriaNEBRASKA32021
BuckeyeKANSAS21997
CovertKANSAS22003
SolomonKANSAS21997
BerwetKANSAS22018
BeloitKANSAS22002
LibertyNEBRASKA22001
SewardNEBRASKA22022
KearneyNEBRASKA22024
PetersburgNEBRASKA22016

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