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Loggerhead Shrike In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasGeneralists

Loggerhead Shrike in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has collapsed: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-98%Since 1969
72Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Loggerhead Shrike has collapsed in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Loggerhead Shrike in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.12 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.4). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1244.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–1.495% range
±1244.9%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
20250.000.001.4
20260.000.001.4
20270.000.001.4
20280.000.001.4
20290.000.001.4

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Loggerhead Shrike in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
Town BluffTEXAS121990
Burr FerryLOUISIANA62004
Mer RougeLOUISIANA52008
FillmoreLOUISIANA51989
StarkARKANSAS42000
CypressLOUISIANA41987
Fort PolkLOUISIANA41975
IndianolaOKLAHOMA42024
De RidderLOUISIANA32019
BlancoOKLAHOMA31987
MatoyOKLAHOMA32000
Union HillTEXAS32007
Locust BayouARKANSAS22001
Coal HillARKANSAS21994
HavanaARKANSAS22013
EnterpriseLOUISIANA22024
GoodwaterOKLAHOMA22013
ChandlerTEXAS22004
Neches BithTEXAS22016
Old MiloARKANSAS12002
RamseyARKANSAS11997
StampsARKANSAS12023
HopeARKANSAS11999
AshdownARKANSAS12001
CrowsARKANSAS11988

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