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Eastern Screech-Owl In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Eastern Screech-Owl in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has declined: down 31% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-31%Since 1971
56Routes In Region
39Years

Notable Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Screech-Owl in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.03). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±42.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.0395% range
±42.7%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.010.000.03
20260.010.000.03
20270.010.000.03
20280.010.000.03
20290.010.000.03

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Eastern Screech-Owl in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
HolcombILLINOIS51996
StetMISSOURI31981
EssexILLINOIS21974
ChandlervillILLINOIS21976
MelroseILLINOIS21987
ConcordILLINOIS21978
MiddletownINDIANA21978
ShelbyvilleINDIANA21983
WilliamsburgIOWA21974
GeneseoILLINOIS11983
NewarkILLINOIS11976
MinonkILLINOIS11978
FairburyILLINOIS11977
MilfordILLINOIS11978
Bluff SpgsILLINOIS11981
BelleviewILLINOIS12024
PawneeILLINOIS11989
FairlandILLINOIS11971
BradburyILLINOIS12010
MartinsvilleILLINOIS12000
ColumbiaILLINOIS12022
EldredILLINOIS12010
YaleILLINOIS12024
ClaytonILLINOIS12024
HebronINDIANA11997

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