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Fish Crow In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Fish Crow in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has surged: up 24× on the route-weighted index since 1999.

24×Since 1999
36Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Fish Crow has surged in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 24× on the route-weighted index since 1999.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Fish Crow in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to rise about 13% by 2029 — from 0.21 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.24 (95% range 0.15–0.33). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±21.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+13%Change by 2029
0.24Projected 2029 index
0.15–0.3395% range
±21.4%Backtest error
19942029
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
20250.210.120.30
20260.220.130.31
20270.230.130.32
20280.230.140.33
20290.240.150.33

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Fish Crow in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
PittsburgKANSAS102021
DudleyvilleILLINOIS82023
KeetonvilleOKLAHOMA72022
MelroseKANSAS62023
FilleyMISSOURI62024
Mascoutah LkILLINOIS52024
BelleviewILLINOIS32023
Mt VernonILLINOIS32024
PaysonILLINOIS32017
KellILLINOIS32024
HumboldtKANSAS32022
KingsvilleMISSOURI32024
MilfordMISSOURI32024
St MorganILLINOIS22022
BeaucoupILLINOIS22024
DarmstadtILLINOIS22024
WrefordKANSAS22024
MoreheadKANSAS22023
ReeceKANSAS22024
MoselleMISSOURI22024
GulfportILLINOIS12023
PawneeILLINOIS12023
ColumbiaILLINOIS12022
JamestownILLINOIS12019
OlneyILLINOIS12014

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