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Mourning Dove In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Mourning Dove in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has held roughly steady: down 7% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-7%Since 1968
278Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Mourning Dove in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Mourning Dove in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to rise about 16% by 2029 — from 36 in 2024 to a central estimate of 42 (95% range 32–51). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±8.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+16%Change by 2029
42Projected 2029 index
32–5195% range
±8.4%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
2025423251
2026423251
2027423251
2028423251
2029423251

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Mourning Dove in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
College SpgsIOWA1382004
NewportOHIO1141994
HarveysburgOHIO1051996
EmdenMISSOURI1012024
LincolnvilleKANSAS972024
TecumsehOHIO961982
DunlapOHIO891988
KentonOHIO842024
WilmingtonOHIO831996
HarristownILLINOIS822024
MadisonMISSOURI752024
BelleviewILLINOIS742024
Mt HamillIOWA742024
College Spgs 2IOWA742023
CubaOHIO742024
PlainfieldINDIANA731999
GreenviewILLINOIS712024
LondonOHIO712012
KeithsburgILLINOIS692022
RaymondWISCONSIN662024
JanesvilleILLINOIS652024
KirksvilleMISSOURI652024
KalidaOHIO652019
MaplewoodINDIANA642021
DarrtownOHIO632021

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