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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Osprey In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Osprey in Badlands and Prairies has held roughly steady: down 3% on the route-weighted index since 1986.

-3%Since 1986
13Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Osprey in Badlands and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Osprey in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 31% by 2029 — from 0.07 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.05 (95% range 0.01–0.09). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±95.3%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-31%Change by 2029
0.05Projected 2029 index
0.01–0.0995% range
±95.3%Backtest error
19832029
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
20250.050.010.09
20260.050.010.09
20270.050.010.09
20280.050.010.09
20290.050.010.09

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Osprey in Badlands and Prairies.
JordanMONTANA42024
Reed PointMONTANA32017
CusterSOUTH-DAKOTA22017
Hill CitySOUTH-DAKOTA22013
Silver CitySOUTH-DAKOTA22012
ForsythMONTANA12015
St XavierMONTANA12010
Long DrawSOUTH-DAKOTA12021
RochfordSOUTH-DAKOTA12018
DaytonWYOMING12009
SussexWYOMING12024
WelchWYOMING12010
Seely 2WYOMING12022

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