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Dickcissel In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGrassland birds

Dickcissel in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has edged down: down 12% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-12%Since 1968
277Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Dickcissel in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 32 (95% range 16–49). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±23.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-7%Change by 2029
32Projected 2029 index
16–4995% range
±23.2%Backtest error
19662029
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
2025331650
2026331649
2027331649
2028331649
2029321649

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Dickcissel in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
LincolnvilleKANSAS2352024
ForakerOKLAHOMA1972024
McfallMISSOURI1852024
BedfordIOWA1462018
BarclayKANSAS1452024
BrooklynIOWA1332022
NorborneMISSOURI1312023
WelchOKLAHOMA1292024
College Spgs 2IOWA1272023
BeaucoupILLINOIS1192024
College SpgsIOWA1182004
WilliamsburgIOWA1172023
WalesIOWA1162018
Trading PostKANSAS1152024
WrefordKANSAS1122024
WainwrightOKLAHOMA1122013
MurdockNEBRASKA1102024
MoreheadKANSAS1042024
HumboldtNEBRASKA962024
MadisonMISSOURI952024
ThrallKANSAS931970
WashtaIOWA912014
LucerneMISSOURI892021
BryantIOWA882024
DoverKANSAS882022

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