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Northern House Wren In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionForest birds

Northern House Wren in Prairie Hardwood Transition has surged: up 124% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+124%Since 1968
161Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Northern House Wren has surged in Prairie Hardwood Transition: up 124% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Northern House Wren in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 19 (95% range 16–22). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±5.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+10%Change by 2029
19Projected 2029 index
16–2295% range
±5.6%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
2025181521
2026191621
2027191622
2028191622
2029191622

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Northern House Wren in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
Fall RiverWISCONSIN552024
TrempealeauWISCONSIN482024
BrownsvilleWISCONSIN462024
KnappMINNESOTA392024
St StephenMINNESOTA382016
BeloitWISCONSIN352024
ViroquaWISCONSIN332024
PardeevilleWISCONSIN332024
EdenWISCONSIN322024
WhitewaterMINNESOTA312000
Wis RapidsWISCONSIN302023
Bell Oak 2MICHIGAN292023
Chatfield 2MINNESOTA282024
DresserWISCONSIN282024
N FreedomWISCONSIN282024
ParisWISCONSIN282024
FestinaIOWA272024
EvergreenMINNESOTA262024
Stevens PtWISCONSIN262023
Hazel GreenWISCONSIN262024
WiotaWISCONSIN262024
Omro 2WISCONSIN262024
HungerfordMICHIGAN252024
GrimmsWISCONSIN252021
HighlandWISCONSIN252024

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