Species · BCR 37 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Eastern Towhee In Gulf Coastal Prairie

Eastern Towhee in Gulf Coastal Prairie has fallen sharply: down 69% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-69%Since 1969
13Routes In Region
31Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Eastern Towhee has fallen sharply in Gulf Coastal Prairie: down 69% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Towhee in Gulf Coastal Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2024, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.49). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±151.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2024
0.00Projected 2024 index
0.000.4995% range
±151.4%Backtest error
19672024
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
20200.020.000.50
20210.010.000.49
20220.000.000.49
20230.000.000.49
20240.000.000.49

Routes In Gulf Coastal Prairie

Routes recording Eastern Towhee in Gulf Coastal Prairie.
Vinton 2LOUISIANA92017
MamouLOUISIANA31982
JuniorLOUISIANA21991
WoodlawnLOUISIANA22011
LafitteLOUISIANA11990
HackberryLOUISIANA12001
GlencoeLOUISIANA12017
MauriceLOUISIANA11994
KaplanLOUISIANA12009
RichardLOUISIANA12014
Ltl ChenierLOUISIANA12018
Ville PlatteLOUISIANA12018
Hackberry 2LOUISIANA12019

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