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

Common Yellowthroat In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Common Yellowthroat in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has surged: up 145% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+145%Since 1969
89Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Common Yellowthroat has surged in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: up 145% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Common Yellowthroat in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 2.1 (95% range 0.98–3.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±6.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-5%Change by 2029
2.1Projected 2029 index
0.983.295% range
±6.3%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
20252.10.963.1
20262.10.963.2
20272.10.973.2
20282.10.973.2
20292.10.983.2

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Common Yellowthroat in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
Wheeler CoNEBRASKA192024
NenzelNEBRASKA152024
ChambersNEBRASKA152023
SurpriseNEBRASKA142024
AlbertKANSAS132024
BrownleeNEBRASKA112024
BartlettNEBRASKA101972
JohnstownNEBRASKA102024
BoelusNEBRASKA102018
PetersburgNEBRASKA82023
LibertyNEBRASKA72003
VerdenOKLAHOMA71971
BelvidereNEBRASKA62024
AlmeriaNEBRASKA62021
HamptonNEBRASKA62024
JewellKANSAS52002
KenesawNEBRASKA52024
Piester LakeNEBRASKA52024
TableNEBRASKA52024
KennedyNEBRASKA42024
Liberty 3NEBRASKA42024
BassettNEBRASKA42024
SargentNEBRASKA42024
Red CloudNEBRASKA42024
HanoverKANSAS32023

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