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Dickcissel In Prairie Potholes

All regionsPrairie PotholesGrassland birds

Dickcissel in Prairie Potholes has declined: down 35% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-35%Since 1969
99Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Dickcissel in Prairie Potholes. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Dickcissel in Prairie Potholes is projected to fall about 19% by 2029 — from 13 in 2024 to a central estimate of 11 (95% range 0.00–23). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±44.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-19%Change by 2029
11Projected 2029 index
0.00–2395% range
±44.7%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
2025110.0024
2026110.0024
2027110.0024
2028110.0024
2029110.0023

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Dickcissel in Prairie Potholes.
SpartaNEBRASKA1552021
WinsideNEBRASKA1052003
GeddesSOUTH-DAKOTA1042023
ChandlerMINNESOTA902023
KanawhaIOWA852024
HowardSOUTH-DAKOTA822024
ScrantonIOWA802024
PoncaNEBRASKA772024
Big StoneMINNESOTA712012
PantherIOWA702024
Winside 2NEBRASKA702022
MidwayNEBRASKA632023
White LakeSOUTH-DAKOTA592011
GettysburgSOUTH-DAKOTA582023
TildenNEBRASKA572024
BroadlandSOUTH-DAKOTA552017
RoswellSOUTH-DAKOTA542014
TrippSOUTH-DAKOTA522024
AbercrombieNORTH-DAKOTA502012
Lane 2SOUTH-DAKOTA502014
ZearingIOWA461995
Crow CreekSOUTH-DAKOTA442023
WorthingtonMINNESOTA432024
TenneyMINNESOTA422012
MccallsburgIOWA402024

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