Species · BCR 21 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Gray Catbird In Oaks and Prairies

Gray Catbird in Oaks and Prairies has fallen sharply: down 67% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-67%Since 1969
25Routes In Region
38Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Gray Catbird has fallen sharply in Oaks and Prairies: down 67% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Gray Catbird in Oaks and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.04 (95% range 0.00–0.13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±281.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.04Projected 2028 index
0.000.1395% range
±281.2%Backtest error
19672028
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
20240.050.000.13
20250.040.000.13
20260.040.000.13
20270.040.000.13
20280.040.000.13

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Gray Catbird in Oaks and Prairies.
SkiatookOKLAHOMA42002
ArdmoreOKLAHOMA31969
BarnsdallOKLAHOMA21976
BartlesvilleOKLAHOMA22008
HenriettaTEXAS21976
Mill CreekOKLAHOMA12003
HoldenvilleOKLAHOMA12023
BeggsOKLAHOMA12021
ChoctawOKLAHOMA11999
NobleOKLAHOMA12018
HeyburnOKLAHOMA12019
SchroederTEXAS11977
Arenosa CrkTEXAS11975
Oak GroveTEXAS11968
GauseTEXAS11971
Peach CreekTEXAS11967
Massey LakeTEXAS12005
OakwoodTEXAS11980
ThorntonTEXAS11979
OlaTEXAS11987
DikeTEXAS11973
HearneTEXAS12001
Blue RidgeTEXAS12009
Wills PointTEXAS12005
Gambill Ref.TEXAS12016

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