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Common Grackle Population Trend in Arkansas

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Common Grackle in Arkansas has collapsed: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-77%Since 1969
56Routes In State
57Years

Notable Common Grackle Trends in Arkansas

long arc declinecomputed index

Common Grackle has collapsed in Arkansas: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Common Grackle Population Forecast in Arkansas

If the recent trend holds, Common Grackle in Arkansas is projected to fall about 76% by 2029 — from 9.3 in 2024 to a central estimate of 2.3 (95% range 0.00–11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±15.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-76%Change by 2029
2.3Projected 2029 index
0.00–1195% range
±15.8%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
20254.60.0013
20264.00.0012
20273.40.0012
20282.90.0011
20292.30.0011

Common Grackle Survey Routes in Arkansas

Routes recording Common Grackle in Arkansas.
Dell8320242010
Wilson8020241993
Augusta6320011967
Whitton6119911967
Waldron5620042004
Harrisburg4720191967
Massard4720221967
Lafe2920222017
Maynard2820241967
Farwell2720182010
Hickory Ridge2420222010
England2020242010
Avoca1620241967
Coal Hill1520231967
Augusta 21420162002
Hughes1320231967
Ulm1320241987
Blakely1219991969
Ashdown1020231967
Saffell1020191967
South Bend920231967
Gillett620242010
West Tyler519841975
Kelso520162010
Poyen 2520232008

Common Grackle Population Trend in Other States

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