Species · BCR 11 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Green Heron In Prairie Potholes

Green Heron in Prairie Potholes has declined: down 38% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-38%Since 1971
36Routes In Region
47Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Green Heron in Prairie Potholes. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Green Heron in Prairie Potholes is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.09). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±83.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.000.0995% range
±83.6%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
20250.030.000.09
20260.030.000.09
20270.030.000.09
20280.030.000.09
20290.030.000.09

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Green Heron in Prairie Potholes.
Big StoneMINNESOTA42011
ChokioMINNESOTA32005
WashingtonIOWA21993
GarnerIOWA21992
CourtlandMINNESOTA22023
Redwood FallMINNESOTA21980
TenneyMINNESOTA21996
Lake BronsonMINNESOTA21979
FranklinMINNESOTA22021
EmeradoNORTH-DAKOTA22007
LennoxSOUTH-DAKOTA22012
WilmotSOUTH-DAKOTA22007
CondeSOUTH-DAKOTA21984
PantherIOWA11999
KanawhaIOWA11989
ZearingIOWA11994
ScrantonIOWA11983
ClareIOWA11976
TitonkaIOWA11975
HartlandMINNESOTA12012
HuntleyMINNESOTA12017
ChandlerMINNESOTA12023
ArlingtonMINNESOTA12004
MaynardMINNESOTA12015
DawsonMINNESOTA11981

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