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Northern Mockingbird In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasGeneralists

Northern Mockingbird in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has declined: down 47% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-47%Since 1969
105Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Northern Mockingbird in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Northern Mockingbird in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 18 (95% range 13–23). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±32.5%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-2%Change by 2029
18Projected 2029 index
13–2395% range
±32.5%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
2025191424
2026191424
2027191324
2028181324
2029181323

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Northern Mockingbird in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
PocolaOKLAHOMA952016
MatoyOKLAHOMA872000
ChandlerTEXAS772004
SandbluffOKLAHOMA681995
CypressLOUISIANA661987
SmyrnaTEXAS632010
PhillipsOKLAHOMA582008
IndianolaOKLAHOMA572024
Fort PolkLOUISIANA541975
DibollTEXAS532024
FillmoreLOUISIANA481989
DerryLOUISIANA461989
ManyLOUISIANA461992
Coal HillARKANSAS412023
Chandler 2TEXAS382024
LongstreetLOUISIANA372024
ChathamLOUISIANA351975
ClayLOUISIANA352024
CanadianOKLAHOMA352017
AthensTEXAS342024
LivingstonTEXAS332024
MortonTEXAS332024
CrossroadsTEXAS332024
IvanLOUISIANA322013
EastonLOUISIANA311990

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