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Species · BCR 22 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Eastern Wood-Pewee In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

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Eastern Wood-Pewee in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has surged: up 150% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+150%Since 1968
276Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Eastern Wood-Pewee has surged in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 150% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Eastern Wood-Pewee in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 4.7 (95% range 3.8–5.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.6%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-9%Change by 2029
4.7Projected 2029 index
3.8–5.695% range
±20.6%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
20254.53.65.4
20264.63.75.5
20274.63.75.5
20284.73.85.6
20294.73.85.6

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Eastern Wood-Pewee in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
BelleviewILLINOIS362024
FrankfordMISSOURI222024
AuburnMISSOURI222024
SticklervillMISSOURI212024
UnionMISSOURI201999
KingsvilleMISSOURI192024
WallaceINDIANA182024
FrazierMISSOURI182024
MillwoodMISSOURI172024
DanvilleMISSOURI162024
EldredILLINOIS152021
MarshallILLINOIS152024
Kahoka2MISSOURI152024
River FallsWISCONSIN152024
GulfportILLINOIS142023
AthensvilleILLINOIS142024
ConcordILLINOIS142024
BradburyILLINOIS142024
BrookvilleINDIANA142024
FilleyMISSOURI142024
Sni MillsMISSOURI141990
KearneyMISSOURI142024
SheffieldILLINOIS132024
St MorganILLINOIS132022
GeraldMISSOURI132024

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