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Northern House Wren In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieForest birds

Northern House Wren in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has surged: up 80% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+80%Since 1968
274Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Northern House Wren has surged in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: up 80% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Northern House Wren in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 13 (95% range 11–15). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±10.9%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-3%Change by 2029
13Projected 2029 index
11–1595% range
±10.9%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
2025131115
2026131115
2027131115
2028131115
2029131115

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Northern House Wren in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
MurdockNEBRASKA852024
RaymondWISCONSIN502024
UnionILLINOIS412017
SheffieldILLINOIS392024
Lake SummersetILLINOIS382022
Red RockIOWA362024
River FallsWISCONSIN362024
AldenILLINOIS342023
KalidaOHIO332019
WallaceINDIANA322024
BartonvilleILLINOIS312024
LafayetteIOWA312024
College Spgs 2IOWA302023
Ash CreekMINNESOTA302024
AustinMINNESOTA302023
Marion 2OHIO302024
AshleyOHIO302018
TrentonMISSOURI292024
ThorntownINDIANA282024
BudaILLINOIS262023
Terre HauteILLINOIS262024
MaplewoodINDIANA262021
BotkinsOHIO262019
HebronINDIANA252022
WatsonMISSOURI252024

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