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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Dickcissel In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGrassland birds

Dickcissel in Badlands and Prairies has collapsed: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-77%Since 1969
81Routes In Region
55Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Dickcissel has collapsed in Badlands and Prairies: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Dickcissel in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 41% by 2029 — from 1.5 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.89 (95% range 0.00–11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±74.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-41%Change by 2029
0.89Projected 2029 index
0.00–1195% range
±74.1%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
20251.20.0011
20261.10.0011
20271.10.0011
20280.970.0011
20290.890.0011

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Dickcissel in Badlands and Prairies.
ChamberlainSOUTH-DAKOTA892011
Ft ThompsonSOUTH-DAKOTA812011
CrookstonNEBRASKA492024
LacreekSOUTH-DAKOTA492023
RosebudSOUTH-DAKOTA322011
Cedar CreekNORTH-DAKOTA302022
PromiseSOUTH-DAKOTA292015
OwankaSOUTH-DAKOTA262022
White RiverSOUTH-DAKOTA192014
VolunteerSOUTH-DAKOTA182019
HayesSOUTH-DAKOTA182024
IsabelSOUTH-DAKOTA162013
Hehn DrawMONTANA152018
Eagle ButteSOUTH-DAKOTA142015
Oglala Nat. Grass.NEBRASKA122018
MarcusSOUTH-DAKOTA112015
ArdmoreSOUTH-DAKOTA102019
WinnerSOUTH-DAKOTA92024
OttumwaSOUTH-DAKOTA92022
Cedar PassSOUTH-DAKOTA92023
HampshireWYOMING92018
WebsterMONTANA72023
Chuffey SpringMONTANA72023
Ft YatesNORTH-DAKOTA72004
BowmanNORTH-DAKOTA72023

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