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Red Crossbill In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionGeneralists

Red Crossbill in Prairie Hardwood Transition has collapsed: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

-82%Since 1974TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →
12Routes In RegionSurvey routesHow many standard-protocol BBS routes contributed counts. More routes means a steadier, better-sampled index; very thin coverage is suppressed.Full methodology →
13YearsYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →

Notable SignalsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Red Crossbill has collapsed in Prairie Hardwood Transition: down 82% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Red Crossbill in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →
CadottWISCONSIN201993
CumberlandWISCONSIN102018
MerrillWISCONSIN91980
Pt WashingtnWISCONSIN81970
SaxevilleWISCONSIN42024
BravoMICHIGAN21980
HungerfordMICHIGAN22001
MatherWISCONSIN21974
WeyerhauserWISCONSIN12022
HatfieldWISCONSIN11977
Stevens PtWISCONSIN12000
ManawaWISCONSIN11982

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