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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

House Finch In Shortgrass Prairie

All regionsShortgrass PrairieGeneralists

House Finch in Shortgrass Prairie has surged: up 234% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+234%Since 1969
126Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

House Finch has surged in Shortgrass Prairie: up 234% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, House Finch in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to rise about 87% by 2029 — from 2.0 in 2024 to a central estimate of 3.7 (95% range 1.7–5.7). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±114.7%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+87%Change by 2029
3.7Projected 2029 index
1.7–5.795% range
±114.7%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
20253.51.55.5
20263.61.65.6
20273.61.65.6
20283.71.75.7
20293.71.75.7

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording House Finch in Shortgrass Prairie.
LeotiKANSAS482006
CactusTEXAS391994
WinkTEXAS281986
PecosTEXAS272017
ElbertCOLORADO222024
FloydNEW-MEXICO192024
KimballNEBRASKA162022
LingleWYOMING162024
BennettCOLORADO132018
AgateNEBRASKA131985
HobbsNEW-MEXICO122024
StilesTEXAS112024
MentoneTEXAS112015
GilpinCOLORADO102011
SkellytownTEXAS102017
SabinosoNEW-MEXICO92021
Prospect ValCOLORADO82000
Murray LakeNEBRASKA82022
TrincheraCOLORADO72022
TimpasCOLORADO72019
PritchettCOLORADO72019
KermitTEXAS71999
FrionaTEXAS72024
WallaceKANSAS62010
BenkelmanNEBRASKA62022

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