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

Great-tailed Grackle In Oaks and Prairies

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Great-tailed Grackle in Oaks and Prairies has edged up: up 18% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+18%Since 1969
72Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Great-tailed Grackle in Oaks and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Great-tailed Grackle in Oaks and Prairies is projected to rise about 36% by 2029 — from 4.7 in 2024 to a central estimate of 6.4 (95% range 0.02–13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±37.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+36%Change by 2029
6.4Projected 2029 index
0.02–1395% range
±37.9%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
20256.80.4313
20266.70.3313
20276.60.2313
20286.50.1213
20296.40.0213

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Great-tailed Grackle in Oaks and Prairies.
Three RiversTEXAS532024
GauseTEXAS501997
HenriettaTEXAS492022
BriteTEXAS402024
DallasTEXAS312024
BeggsOKLAHOMA272023
ThorntonTEXAS231984
RhomeTEXAS212024
CreedmoreTEXAS212014
ComancheTEXAS182024
Lone OakTEXAS162022
Gambill Ref.TEXAS151995
WeatherfordTEXAS142024
CayugaTEXAS132018
Thornton 2TEXAS122010
College StnTEXAS111990
HearneTEXAS102023
CampbelltonTEXAS82024
Oak GroveTEXAS81988
WalburgTEXAS82024
TatumsOKLAHOMA72018
YoakumTEXAS72022
Mount ZionTEXAS62024
SeldenTEXAS52018
HobsonTEXAS42024

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