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

Common Poorwill In Oaks and Prairies

All regionsOaks and PrairiesAerial insectivores

Common Poorwill in Oaks and Prairies has declined: down 42% on the route-weighted index since 1976.

-42%Since 1976
10Routes In Region
41Years

Notable Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Poorwill in Oaks and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2023, near 0.11 (95% range 0.00–0.29). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±328.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2023
0.11Projected 2023 index
0.00–0.2995% range
±328.7%Backtest error
19702023
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
20190.110.000.30
20200.110.000.30
20210.110.000.30
20220.110.000.29
20230.110.000.29

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Common Poorwill in Oaks and Prairies.
WeatherfordTEXAS31978
CottonwoodTEXAS22008
OlneyTEXAS21994
CampbelltonTEXAS12005
Arenosa CrkTEXAS11988
SeldenTEXAS11989
GrafordTEXAS12018
AlbanyTEXAS11996
BrucevilleTEXAS12018
Whit Mtn.TEXAS11997

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