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Common Poorwill Population Trend in Wyoming

Common Poorwill in Wyoming has fallen sharply: down 55% on the route-weighted index since 1976.

-55%Since 1976
36Routes In State
44Years

Notable Common Poorwill Trends in Wyoming

long arc declinecomputed index

Common Poorwill has fallen sharply in Wyoming: down 55% on the route-weighted index since 1976.

Common Poorwill Population Forecast in Wyoming

If the recent trend holds, Common Poorwill in Wyoming is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±79.7%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.000.1395% range
±79.7%Backtest error
19722029
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
20250.030.000.14
20260.030.000.13
20270.030.000.13
20280.030.000.13
20290.030.000.13

Common Poorwill Survey Routes in Wyoming

Routes recording Common Poorwill in Wyoming.
Teapot Dome819831982
Meeteetse320192014
Black Rock 2320232023
Prior Flats220062004
Natrona219901973
Sweetwater220092007
Fletcher Pk220151984
Mtn View219821981
Dubois120152015
Nowood120032003
Fontenelle119871987
Bear Creek120242023
Ervay120242011
Cumberland120171993
Mckinnon119861972
Buford120232017
Moose119811981
Tensleep120152015
Dayton119831983
Arvada120242024
Gebo120161996
Mayoworth120061983
Seedskadee120162016
Rawlins 2120232023
Sand Draw120152014

Common Poorwill Population Trend in Other States

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