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

Prairie Falcon In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Prairie Falcon in Badlands and Prairies has declined: down 42% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

-42%Since 1972
79Routes In Region
54Years

Notable Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Prairie Falcon in Badlands and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.05 (95% range 0.00–0.14). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±38.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-5%Change by 2029
0.05Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1495% range
±38.1%Backtest error
19692029
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
20250.060.000.14
20260.060.000.14
20270.060.000.14
20280.060.000.14
20290.050.000.14

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Prairie Falcon in Badlands and Prairies.
French CreekSOUTH-DAKOTA32005
HighwoodMONTANA21972
SavageMONTANA22003
Bull Mtn.MONTANA22009
White RiverSOUTH-DAKOTA21998
ArvadaWYOMING22008
RecluseWYOMING21986
ShawneeWYOMING22019
HampshireWYOMING22024
RoyMONTANA12007
BrusettMONTANA12001
JordanMONTANA11984
CircleMONTANA11973
Two DotMONTANA12024
ShawmutMONTANA11997
FlatwillowMONTANA12006
IngomarMONTANA12015
ForsythMONTANA11999
LocateMONTANA11987
Reed PointMONTANA12015
St XavierMONTANA12008
BrandenbergMONTANA12007
PowdervilleMONTANA11984
Jordan SouthMONTANA12016
Maynard CouleeMONTANA12023

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