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Indigo Bunting In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Indigo Bunting in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has risen sharply: up 66% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+66%Since 1968
278Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Indigo Bunting has risen sharply in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 66% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Indigo Bunting in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 20 (95% range 17–24). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±5.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+0%Change by 2029
20Projected 2029 index
17–2495% range
±5.4%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
2025201624
2026201624
2027201624
2028201624
2029201724

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Indigo Bunting in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
BelleviewILLINOIS1022024
EldredILLINOIS832021
HarveysburgOHIO711996
Trading PostKANSAS682024
New PointMISSOURI682024
WilmingtonOHIO641996
AthensvilleILLINOIS582024
MadisonMISSOURI562024
BrookvilleINDIANA532024
ChandlervillILLINOIS502024
WallaceINDIANA502024
Red RockIOWA502024
MelroseKANSAS502023
LucerneMISSOURI502021
RobinsonILLINOIS492023
MilfordMISSOURI482024
Camp PointILLINOIS472024
Mt VernonILLINOIS462024
EmdenMISSOURI462024
OhioMISSOURI452024
FrazierMISSOURI452024
FrankfordMISSOURI452024
HuntsvilleMISSOURI412024
KearneyMISSOURI412024
Kahoka2MISSOURI412024

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