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Species · BCR 21 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Loggerhead Shrike In Oaks and Prairies

All regionsOaks and PrairiesGeneralists

Loggerhead Shrike in Oaks and Prairies has collapsed: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-95%Since 1969
71Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Loggerhead Shrike has collapsed in Oaks and Prairies: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Loggerhead Shrike in Oaks and Prairies is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.32 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±337.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–1.695% range
±337.5%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
20250.000.001.6
20260.000.001.6
20270.000.001.6
20280.000.001.6
20290.000.001.6

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Loggerhead Shrike in Oaks and Prairies.
DuranTEXAS191999
DallasTEXAS61997
Wolfe CityTEXAS51987
BeggsOKLAHOMA32023
BarnsdallOKLAHOMA31977
BartlesvilleOKLAHOMA32024
Arenosa CrkTEXAS32019
Glen RoseTEXAS32000
BrucevilleTEXAS32010
TatumsOKLAHOMA21998
SchroederTEXAS21996
LockhartTEXAS22024
Lone OakTEXAS22022
Oak GroveTEXAS21999
GauseTEXAS21997
OakwoodTEXAS21995
KosseTEXAS21993
GrafordTEXAS22005
AlbanyTEXAS22024
Miller GroveTEXAS22012
SadlerTEXAS22013
RhomeTEXAS22024
Mount ZionTEXAS22024
CleburneTEXAS22017
Whit Mtn.TEXAS22010

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