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Eared Grebe In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieWetland birds

Eared Grebe in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has collapsed: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1980.

-77%Since 1980
10Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eared Grebe has collapsed in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1980.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eared Grebe in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.50). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±112.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.5095% range
±112.9%Backtest error
19732029
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
20250.040.000.52
20260.040.000.52
20270.040.000.51
20280.030.000.51
20290.030.000.50

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Eared Grebe in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
BrownleeNEBRASKA72016
Piester LakeNEBRASKA62022
Wheeler CoNEBRASKA51999
AlbertKANSAS32001
GordonNEBRASKA22015
Crescent LkNEBRASKA22016
NenzelNEBRASKA22024
BelvidereNEBRASKA11997
StrattonNEBRASKA12015
GrimesOKLAHOMA11988

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