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Prairie Warbler In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasForest birds

Prairie Warbler in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has surged: up 95% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+95%Since 1969
99Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Prairie Warbler has surged in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas: up 95% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Prairie Warbler in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 3.1 (95% range 2.0–4.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-8%Change by 2029
3.1Projected 2029 index
2.0–4.395% range
±20.4%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
20253.01.84.1
20263.01.84.2
20273.01.94.2
20283.11.94.2
20293.12.04.3

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Prairie Warbler in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
PushmatahaOKLAHOMA272023
Hee MountainOKLAHOMA202024
Dry Fork 2ARKANSAS162024
Four LakesARKANSAS122001
BethelOKLAHOMA112024
Fort PolkLOUISIANA101970
TroutLOUISIANA102024
Flat CreekLOUISIANA102024
Derry 2LOUISIANA102024
ClayLOUISIANA92024
LinvilleLOUISIANA92024
PrincetonARKANSAS72021
ZwolleLOUISIANA72023
Mt. HermanOKLAHOMA72022
Princeton 2ARKANSAS62022
CheniereLOUISIANA62024
IvanLOUISIANA62013
HargisLOUISIANA62009
EnterpriseLOUISIANA62024
WaldronARKANSAS52023
NanceARKANSAS52024
Magazine MtnARKANSAS52021
ManyLOUISIANA51992
Ivan 2LOUISIANA52016
Powell Park 2TEXAS52024

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