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Species · BCR 21 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Chipping Sparrow In Oaks and Prairies

All regionsOaks and PrairiesGeneralists

Chipping Sparrow in Oaks and Prairies has edged down: down 14% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-14%Since 1969
25Routes In Region
49Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Chipping Sparrow in Oaks and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Chipping Sparrow in Oaks and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.07 (95% range 0.00–0.26). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±223.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.07Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2695% range
±223.9%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
20250.080.000.26
20260.080.000.26
20270.080.000.26
20280.070.000.26
20290.070.000.26

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Chipping Sparrow in Oaks and Prairies.
CottonwoodTEXAS71986
Massey LakeTEXAS52005
OakwoodTEXAS51995
LockhartTEXAS42021
HearneTEXAS32016
BarnsdallOKLAHOMA21967
DuncanOKLAHOMA21991
Lone OakTEXAS22006
OsageTEXAS21971
ComancheTEXAS22008
BeggsOKLAHOMA12009
NobleOKLAHOMA12008
BartlesvilleOKLAHOMA12021
HeyburnOKLAHOMA12024
SkiatookOKLAHOMA12018
CampbelltonTEXAS11979
Oak GroveTEXAS11997
GauseTEXAS11994
Glen RoseTEXAS12024
GrafordTEXAS11968
LydiaTEXAS11988
Miller GroveTEXAS12013
RhomeTEXAS12001
CayugaTEXAS12015
Gambill Ref.TEXAS12014

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