Species · BCR 23 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Gray Partridge In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Gray Partridge in Prairie Hardwood Transition has fallen sharply: down 71% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-71%Since 1968
28Routes In Region
39Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Gray Partridge has fallen sharply in Prairie Hardwood Transition: down 71% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Gray Partridge in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.09). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±55.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.0995% range
±55.2%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
20250.010.000.10
20260.010.000.10
20270.000.000.10
20280.000.000.10
20290.000.000.09

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Gray Partridge in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
Beaver DamWISCONSIN81993
Whitewater 2MINNESOTA42015
Money CreekMINNESOTA31993
Rolling PrWISCONSIN31974
GuilfordILLINOIS21989
Cherry ValILLINOIS21992
ChatfieldMINNESOTA21986
KnappMINNESOTA21983
EdwardsMINNESOTA21992
New LondonMINNESOTA22007
ManitowocWISCONSIN21981
Newburg CrnsWISCONSIN21978
Pt WashingtnWISCONSIN22002
Hazel GreenWISCONSIN22013
WiotaWISCONSIN21990
FestinaIOWA12024
MillvilleMINNESOTA12012
St StephenMINNESOTA11973
Caledonia 2MINNESOTA12024
ManawaWISCONSIN11986
OmroWISCONSIN11982
ClintonvilleWISCONSIN11974
CascoWISCONSIN12000
N FreedomWISCONSIN11984
BrownsvilleWISCONSIN11993

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