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Loggerhead Shrike In Prairie Potholes

All regionsPrairie PotholesGeneralists

Loggerhead Shrike in Prairie Potholes has edged down: down 21% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-21%Since 1969
79Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Loggerhead Shrike in Prairie Potholes. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Loggerhead Shrike in Prairie Potholes is projected to fall about 57% by 2029 — from 0.63 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.27 (95% range 0.00–0.67). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±46.9%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-57%Change by 2029
0.27Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.6795% range
±46.9%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
20250.290.000.69
20260.280.000.69
20270.280.000.68
20280.270.000.68
20290.270.000.67

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Loggerhead Shrike in Prairie Potholes.
LambertMONTANA92024
GormanSOUTH-DAKOTA91999
GlasgowMONTANA62024
OswegoMONTANA62024
WhitlashMONTANA52024
PantherIOWA41994
VirgelleMONTANA42024
MaltaMONTANA32023
RedstoneMONTANA32024
ChinookMONTANA32024
SacoMONTANA32024
MidwayNEBRASKA31993
ZearingIOWA21994
ScrantonIOWA21997
GarnerIOWA21989
MccallsburgIOWA22012
SunburstMONTANA22006
HarlemMONTANA22018
GildfordMONTANA22019
Sun RiverMONTANA22017
SpartaNEBRASKA22011
Eagle CreekNEBRASKA22019
Powers LakeNORTH-DAKOTA22003
VolgaSOUTH-DAKOTA21979
RaymondSOUTH-DAKOTA22005

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