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Eastern Towhee In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Eastern Towhee in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has risen sharply: up 60% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+60%Since 1968
255Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Eastern Towhee has risen sharply in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 60% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Towhee in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 1.9 (95% range 1.4–2.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±5.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+6%Change by 2029
1.9Projected 2029 index
1.4–2.495% range
±5.2%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
20251.91.42.3
20261.91.42.4
20271.91.42.4
20281.91.42.4
20291.91.42.4

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Eastern Towhee in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
Harveysburg 2OHIO212024
Ash RidgeOHIO152021
West ElktonOHIO142012
GildehouseMISSOURI101989
EmdenMISSOURI102024
ExlineIOWA92024
HuntsvilleMISSOURI92024
GeraldMISSOURI92024
Witts StationINDIANA82024
HarveysburgOHIO81996
Mascoutah LkILLINOIS72024
EubanksILLINOIS72022
MarshallILLINOIS72024
KellILLINOIS72024
BrookvilleINDIANA72024
WallaceINDIANA72024
New CastleINDIANA72024
DanvilleMISSOURI72024
WatsonMISSOURI72024
UnionMISSOURI71999
FriendswoodINDIANA62024
New PointMISSOURI62024
Kahoka2MISSOURI62024
House SpringsMISSOURI62024
SheffieldILLINOIS52024

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