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Species · BCR 23 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Indigo Bunting In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionGeneralists

Indigo Bunting in Prairie Hardwood Transition has increased: up 40% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+40%Since 1968
161Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Indigo Bunting in Prairie Hardwood Transition. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Indigo Bunting in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 14 (95% range 10–17). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±11.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+3%Change by 2029
14Projected 2029 index
10–1795% range
±11.6%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
2025141017
2026141017
2027141017
2028141017
2029141017

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Indigo Bunting in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
N FreedomWISCONSIN522024
GreshamWISCONSIN422024
HatfieldWISCONSIN381998
Fall RiverWISCONSIN362024
CumberlandWISCONSIN332024
GilmantonWISCONSIN332024
MerideanWISCONSIN312024
HamburgMICHIGAN292001
TrempealeauWISCONSIN292024
PardeevilleWISCONSIN292024
GalesburgMICHIGAN272024
AlmenaMICHIGAN272015
KendallWISCONSIN272023
NashvilleMICHIGAN252024
HebronWISCONSIN252024
Oconto FallsWISCONSIN242023
ParisWISCONSIN242024
Chatfield 2MINNESOTA232024
Caledonia 2MINNESOTA232024
SaxevilleWISCONSIN232024
BrownsvilleWISCONSIN232024
KnoxINDIANA222024
PackertownINDIANA222004
Hamburg 2MICHIGAN222024
CadottWISCONSIN222024

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