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

Pine Siskin In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Pine Siskin in Badlands and Prairies has fallen sharply: down 60% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-60%Since 1969
38Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Pine Siskin has fallen sharply in Badlands and Prairies: down 60% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Pine Siskin in Badlands and Prairies is projected to rise about 194% by 2029 — from 0.37 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.1 (95% range 0.00–3.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±743.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+194%Change by 2029
1.1Projected 2029 index
0.00–3.295% range
±743.3%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
20251.10.003.2
20261.10.003.2
20271.10.003.2
20281.10.003.2
20291.10.003.2

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Pine Siskin in Badlands and Prairies.
Elk MountainSOUTH-DAKOTA322004
NorbeckSOUTH-DAKOTA282002
Roubaix LkSOUTH-DAKOTA221991
Maynard CouleeMONTANA82024
Black FoxSOUTH-DAKOTA82017
SundanceWYOMING82024
MoskeeWYOMING72001
EnglewoodSOUTH-DAKOTA62021
BrandenbergMONTANA41993
Bull Mtn.MONTANA42019
Hill CitySOUTH-DAKOTA42013
RochfordSOUTH-DAKOTA42013
Lightning CrSOUTH-DAKOTA42008
MayoworthWYOMING41992
Moskee 3WYOMING42024
WebsterMONTANA31985
Oglala Nat. Grass.NEBRASKA31999
HazelrodtSOUTH-DAKOTA32008
RoyMONTANA22005
Two DotMONTANA22024
Reed PointMONTANA22024
RosebudSOUTH-DAKOTA22006
Long DrawSOUTH-DAKOTA22024
DaytonWYOMING22015
MeadowdaleWYOMING21991

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