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Eastern Meadowlark In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionGrassland birds

Eastern Meadowlark in Prairie Hardwood Transition has fallen sharply: down 73% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-73%Since 1968
157Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Meadowlark has fallen sharply in Prairie Hardwood Transition: down 73% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Meadowlark in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to fall about 55% by 2029 — from 4.8 in 2024 to a central estimate of 2.2 (95% range 0.00–5.9). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±31.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-55%Change by 2029
2.2Projected 2029 index
0.00–5.995% range
±31.8%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
20253.30.007.0
20263.00.006.7
20272.70.006.4
20282.40.006.2
20292.20.005.9

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Eastern Meadowlark in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
GuilfordILLINOIS492023
PackertownINDIANA422004
AnnatonWISCONSIN372024
Lake GalenaILLINOIS312021
Drayton PlnsMICHIGAN271987
Packertown 2INDIANA262024
HolwayWISCONSIN211989
WiotaWISCONSIN212024
Hazel GreenWISCONSIN202024
MiddleburyINDIANA192024
BismarkOHIO151995
N AndoverWISCONSIN152024
HighlandWISCONSIN142024
Big RapidsMICHIGAN131990
HungerfordMICHIGAN132024
NapoleonOHIO132024
ViroquaWISCONSIN122024
StetsonvilleWISCONSIN122024
DeckervilleMICHIGAN112024
Chatfield 2MINNESOTA112024
StratfordWISCONSIN112024
OmroWISCONSIN112001
CascoWISCONSIN112024
EdenWISCONSIN112024
FestinaIOWA102024

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