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Hairy Woodpecker In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieForest birds

Hairy Woodpecker in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has increased: up 29% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+29%Since 1968
241Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Hairy Woodpecker in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to fall about 18% by 2029 — from 0.30 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.25 (95% range 0.14–0.35). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.3%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-18%Change by 2029
0.25Projected 2029 index
0.14–0.3595% range
±20.3%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
20250.240.140.34
20260.240.140.35
20270.240.140.35
20280.240.140.35
20290.250.140.35

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Hairy Woodpecker in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
BelleviewILLINOIS52024
WilmingtonOHIO51996
NewarkILLINOIS41992
WabashINDIANA32016
LafayetteIOWA32015
OlatheKANSAS32018
BucyrusKANSAS32023
MoreheadKANSAS32023
KahokaMISSOURI31983
MillwoodMISSOURI32024
LurayMISSOURI32022
MilfordMISSOURI32023
UnionMISSOURI31999
JulianNEBRASKA31991
EnonOHIO32021
WainwrightOKLAHOMA31996
River FallsWISCONSIN32024
New LenoxILLINOIS22013
StillwellILLINOIS22023
DaileyILLINOIS22022
MilfordILLINOIS21997
PawneeILLINOIS22023
HumboldtILLINOIS22024
St MorganILLINOIS22022
Lake SummersetILLINOIS22019

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