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

Gray Catbird In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Gray Catbird in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has surged: up 110% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+110%Since 1968
276Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Gray Catbird has surged in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 110% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Gray Catbird in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 6.3 (95% range 5.4–7.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±10.3%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+0%Change by 2029
6.3Projected 2029 index
5.4–7.195% range
±10.3%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
20256.05.26.8
20266.15.36.9
20276.15.37.0
20286.25.47.0
20296.35.47.1

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Gray Catbird in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
Red RockIOWA332024
BelleviewILLINOIS312024
SheffieldILLINOIS282024
LucerneMISSOURI242021
EmdenMISSOURI242024
MarionOHIO242023
Kahoka2MISSOURI232024
River FallsWISCONSIN232024
College Spgs 2IOWA212023
Terre HauteILLINOIS202024
MaquoketaIOWA202024
MelroseILLINOIS191999
BedfordIOWA192018
New HamptonMISSOURI182024
AuburnMISSOURI182024
LafayetteIOWA172024
GalvestonINDIANA152024
Marion 2OHIO152024
Mill CreekILLINOIS142024
AldenILLINOIS142023
FriendswoodINDIANA142024
WallaceINDIANA142024
ExlineIOWA142024
West LibertyIOWA142024
BloomvilleOHIO142024

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