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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Eastern Bluebird In Shortgrass Prairie

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Eastern Bluebird in Shortgrass Prairie has declined: down 39% on the route-weighted index since 1979.

-39%Since 1979
26Routes In Region
35Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Eastern Bluebird in Shortgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Bluebird in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.04 (95% range 0.00–0.11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±68.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.04Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1195% range
±68.7%Backtest error
19702029
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
20250.040.000.11
20260.040.000.11
20270.040.000.11
20280.040.000.11
20290.040.000.11

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Eastern Bluebird in Shortgrass Prairie.
FlemingCOLORADO42003
Pine RidgeNEBRASKA32024
Wildhorse LCOLORADO22006
LakinKANSAS22003
HardestyOKLAHOMA22004
FeltOKLAHOMA22019
CircleTEXAS21977
SkellytownTEXAS22021
DalhartTEXAS21995
AbarrCOLORADO12007
BoyeroCOLORADO11979
GroverCOLORADO12017
Doyle BridgeCOLORADO11997
HaswellCOLORADO11993
EllicottCOLORADO12006
Doyle Bridge 2COLORADO12021
WallaceKANSAS12001
PlymellKANSAS12009
PaxtonNEBRASKA12007
DaltonNEBRASKA11983
CrawfordNEBRASKA12016
Hay SpringsNEBRASKA12018
Clear LakeOKLAHOMA12023
ChanningTEXAS12009
MiamiTEXAS12023

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