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Red-headed Woodpecker In Shortgrass Prairie

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Red-headed Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie has held roughly steady: down 1% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-1%Since 1969
72Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Red-headed Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Red-headed Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to fall about 67% by 2029 — from 0.88 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.29 (95% range 0.00–0.72). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±57.6%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-67%Change by 2029
0.29Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.7295% range
±57.6%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
20250.310.000.75
20260.300.000.74
20270.300.000.73
20280.290.000.73
20290.290.000.72

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Red-headed Woodpecker in Shortgrass Prairie.
Pine RidgeNEBRASKA332024
CrawfordNEBRASKA112024
PaxtonNEBRASKA92016
Hay SpringsNEBRASKA72024
Clear LakeOKLAHOMA72024
HardestyOKLAHOMA32015
FeltOKLAHOMA32024
LingleWYOMING32024
PinneoCOLORADO22009
AbarrCOLORADO22024
GroverCOLORADO22021
KirkCOLORADO22023
JulesburgCOLORADO22021
Doyle Bridge 2COLORADO22023
WallaceKANSAS22018
WinonaKANSAS22018
Agate 2NEBRASKA22023
BrownsonNEBRASKA22021
SedanNEW-MEXICO22015
PepNEW-MEXICO22024
LoganNEW-MEXICO22024
HookerOKLAHOMA22023
YoderWYOMING22015
FlemingCOLORADO12006
KiowaCOLORADO12016

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