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Hairy Woodpecker In Shortgrass Prairie

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Hairy Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie has edged up: up 16% on the route-weighted index since 1981.

+16%Since 1981
17Routes In Region
38Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Hairy Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Hairy Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to fall about 30% by 2029 — from 0.10 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.07 (95% range 0.00–0.13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±292.6%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-30%Change by 2029
0.07Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1395% range
±292.6%Backtest error
19722029
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
20250.070.000.13
20260.070.000.13
20270.070.000.13
20280.070.000.13
20290.070.000.13

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Hairy Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie.
ElbertCOLORADO82024
Pine RidgeNEBRASKA42021
VillegreenCOLORADO22004
KiowaCOLORADO12016
WaverlyCOLORADO12001
TrincheraCOLORADO11990
NeegrandeCOLORADO12015
NinaviewCOLORADO11994
PaxtonNEBRASKA12016
AgateNEBRASKA11981
BenkelmanNEBRASKA11994
Murray LakeNEBRASKA12005
CrawfordNEBRASKA12013
SabinosoNEW-MEXICO12011
FeltOKLAHOMA11972
ChanningTEXAS11984
LingleWYOMING12007

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