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Red-tailed Hawk In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieGeneralists

Red-tailed Hawk in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has surged: up 78% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+78%Since 1969
127Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Red-tailed Hawk has surged in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: up 78% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Red-tailed Hawk in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to rise about 31% by 2029 — from 2.6 in 2024 to a central estimate of 3.4 (95% range 2.5–4.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±36.4%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+31%Change by 2029
3.4Projected 2029 index
2.5–4.295% range
±36.4%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
20253.22.44.1
20263.22.44.1
20273.32.44.1
20283.32.54.2
20293.42.54.2

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Red-tailed Hawk in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
CashionOKLAHOMA192024
CoopertonOKLAHOMA142024
SicklesOKLAHOMA132021
DouglasOKLAHOMA112022
Ft Sill EastOKLAHOMA101994
HendleyNEBRASKA92024
ReedOKLAHOMA92019
JewellKANSAS82005
CookietownOKLAHOMA82006
KanopolisKANSAS72024
LoganKANSAS72022
JetOKLAHOMA72024
CoatsKANSAS62024
CovertKANSAS62024
Jewell 2KANSAS62024
DamarKANSAS62016
SewardNEBRASKA62024
ArthurNEBRASKA62024
RandlettOKLAHOMA62024
VerdenOKLAHOMA62017
WakitaOKLAHOMA62016
AshlandKANSAS52021
BeloitKANSAS52003
Liberty 2NEBRASKA52007
BerwynNEBRASKA52010

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