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Red-bellied Woodpecker In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasForest birds

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

+95%Since 1969
109Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Red-bellied Woodpecker in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 10 (95% range 7.6–13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-10%Change by 2029
10Projected 2029 index
7.6–1395% range
±8%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
2025107.413
2026107.413
2027107.513
2028107.513
2029107.613

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Red-bellied Woodpecker in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
GoodwillLOUISIANA392024
SmyrnaTEXAS302010
ClayLOUISIANA282024
Mount UnionLOUISIANA282024
Fishville 2LOUISIANA262024
Derry 2LOUISIANA222024
FishvilleLOUISIANA212017
Flat CreekLOUISIANA202024
SandbluffOKLAHOMA181995
CaledoniaTEXAS182024
WechesTEXAS182024
DerryLOUISIANA171989
WomackLOUISIANA172024
Burr FerryLOUISIANA172024
EnterpriseLOUISIANA172024
Neches BithTEXAS172017
Coal HillARKANSAS162023
EastonLOUISIANA161990
ZwolleLOUISIANA162023
Town BluffTEXAS162024
DibollTEXAS162024
ChandlerTEXAS162004
NanceARKANSAS142024
ChathamLOUISIANA141975
Ivan 2LOUISIANA142016

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