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

Great Crested Flycatcher In Oaks and Prairies

All regionsOaks and PrairiesAerial insectivores

Great Crested Flycatcher in Oaks and Prairies has declined: down 42% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-42%Since 1969
72Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Great Crested Flycatcher in Oaks and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Great Crested Flycatcher in Oaks and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 2.4 (95% range 1.1–3.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±7.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-2%Change by 2029
2.4Projected 2029 index
1.1–3.695% range
±7.2%Backtest error
19672029
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
20252.41.23.7
20262.41.23.6
20272.41.23.6
20282.41.23.6
20292.41.13.6

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Great Crested Flycatcher in Oaks and Prairies.
BarnsdallOKLAHOMA181976
HeyburnOKLAHOMA152024
HoldenvilleOKLAHOMA132024
Mill CreekOKLAHOMA102018
Whit Mtn.TEXAS102019
SkiatookOKLAHOMA72019
SadlerTEXAS72024
NobleOKLAHOMA62024
Wolfe CityTEXAS61987
Thornton 2TEXAS62010
BeggsOKLAHOMA52023
ChoctawOKLAHOMA52023
TatumsOKLAHOMA52024
LydiaTEXAS52023
OlneyTEXAS52024
PaigeTEXAS52024
SchroederTEXAS41997
OakwoodTEXAS41980
OlaTEXAS42022
DallasTEXAS42024
WalburgTEXAS42024
CayugaTEXAS42024
Thornton 3TEXAS42024
Blue RidgeTEXAS42024
Wills PointTEXAS42023

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