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Eastern Wood-Pewee In Prairie Potholes

All regionsPrairie PotholesAerial insectivores

Eastern Wood-Pewee in Prairie Potholes has surged: up 88% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+88%Since 1969
77Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Eastern Wood-Pewee has surged in Prairie Potholes: up 88% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Wood-Pewee in Prairie Potholes is projected to fall about 15% by 2029 — from 0.72 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.61 (95% range 0.38–0.83). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±23.3%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-15%Change by 2029
0.61Projected 2029 index
0.38–0.8395% range
±23.3%Backtest error
19672029
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
20250.590.360.81
20260.590.370.82
20270.600.370.82
20280.600.380.83
20290.610.380.83

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Eastern Wood-Pewee in Prairie Potholes.
CooperstownNORTH-DAKOTA132024
MidwayNEBRASKA82023
BeltramiMINNESOTA52024
EmeradoNORTH-DAKOTA52024
BurchinalIOWA42015
HartlandMINNESOTA42005
Eagle CreekNEBRASKA42024
Turtle MtnsNORTH-DAKOTA42024
PantherIOWA32024
ClareIOWA32019
MccallsburgIOWA32019
OkleeMINNESOTA32021
GryglaMINNESOTA32015
NashNORTH-DAKOTA32017
KanawhaIOWA22024
ArlingtonMINNESOTA22024
AppletonMINNESOTA22024
GlyndonMINNESOTA22024
WylieMINNESOTA22023
ErieMINNESOTA22016
BadgerMINNESOTA22018
Chokio NorthMINNESOTA22015
SpartaNEBRASKA22021
PoncaNEBRASKA22024
KemptonNORTH-DAKOTA22017

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