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

House Finch In Prairie Potholes

All regionsPrairie PotholesGeneralists

House Finch in Prairie Potholes has surged: up 12× on the route-weighted index since 1991.

12×Since 1991
75Routes In Region
35Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

House Finch has surged in Prairie Potholes: up 12× on the route-weighted index since 1991.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, House Finch in Prairie Potholes is projected to rise about 32% by 2029 — from 0.42 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.56 (95% range 0.00–1.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±12.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+32%Change by 2029
0.56Projected 2029 index
0.00–1.195% range
±12.7%Backtest error
19892029
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
20250.550.001.1
20260.550.001.1
20270.560.001.1
20280.560.001.1
20290.560.001.1

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording House Finch in Prairie Potholes.
CourtlandMINNESOTA112024
HowardSOUTH-DAKOTA92016
ArlingtonMINNESOTA82021
Abercrombie 2NORTH-DAKOTA72016
BurchinalIOWA62023
Great FallsMONTANA62024
BroadlandSOUTH-DAKOTA62009
WalcottNORTH-DAKOTA52023
AbercrombieNORTH-DAKOTA52012
GarnerIOWA41993
ChandlerMINNESOTA42021
MaynardMINNESOTA42015
WashingtonIOWA32024
WylieMINNESOTA32023
Big StoneMINNESOTA32008
HarlemMONTANA32007
GlasgowMONTANA32000
NashNORTH-DAKOTA32004
VolgaSOUTH-DAKOTA32021
PantherIOWA22024
ClareIOWA22019
TitonkaIOWA22004
MccallsburgIOWA22024
HartlandMINNESOTA22015
GluekMINNESOTA22007

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