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Loggerhead Shrike In Central Hardwoods

All regionsCentral HardwoodsGeneralists

Loggerhead Shrike in Central Hardwoods has collapsed: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-99%Since 1968
108Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Loggerhead Shrike has collapsed in Central Hardwoods: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Loggerhead Shrike in Central Hardwoods is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.65). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±2939.5%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.6595% range
±2939.5%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
20250.000.000.65
20260.000.000.65
20270.000.000.65
20280.000.000.65
20290.000.000.65

Routes In Central Hardwoods

Routes recording Loggerhead Shrike in Central Hardwoods.
TullahomaTENNESSEE51999
CentertonARKANSAS42014
ZionARKANSAS32017
DemunbrunsKENTUCKY31988
BoxvilleKENTUCKY31982
HillsboroALABAMA21996
Valhermoso SpgsALABAMA21986
Carter GroveALABAMA22011
BirdsILLINOIS21979
Cave In RockILLINOIS22021
KarnakILLINOIS22016
CumbackINDIANA21996
MillionKENTUCKY21977
HodgenvilleKENTUCKY22001
PorterKENTUCKY21981
Sewell ShopKENTUCKY21975
East UnionKENTUCKY22018
Bays ForkKENTUCKY22004
PulaskiMISSOURI21988
Peace ValleyMISSOURI22002
SwedenMISSOURI21988
CascadeMISSOURI21989
HaydenMISSOURI21988
MarshfieldMISSOURI22023
SedaliaMISSOURI22014

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