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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Red-winged Blackbird In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Red-winged Blackbird in Badlands and Prairies has edged down: down 10% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-10%Since 1969
139Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Red-winged Blackbird in Badlands and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Red-winged Blackbird in Badlands and Prairies is projected to fall about 12% by 2029 — from 56 in 2024 to a central estimate of 50 (95% range 30–69). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-12%Change by 2029
50Projected 2029 index
30–6995% range
±20.5%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
2025503170
2026503170
2027503070
2028503070
2029503069

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Red-winged Blackbird in Badlands and Prairies.
LacreekSOUTH-DAKOTA2702023
SeelyWYOMING2492000
Cedar PassSOUTH-DAKOTA2352023
BowmanNORTH-DAKOTA2322024
BentleyNORTH-DAKOTA2302024
LodgepoleSOUTH-DAKOTA1992024
Dunn CenterNORTH-DAKOTA1712024
CarsonNORTH-DAKOTA1672024
Seely 2WYOMING1652024
DickinsonNORTH-DAKOTA1602024
IsabelSOUTH-DAKOTA1592015
WyarnoWYOMING1582024
Ft YatesNORTH-DAKOTA1542004
RockyfordSOUTH-DAKOTA1442023
Eagle ButteSOUTH-DAKOTA1402015
DaytonWYOMING1362024
Glen UllinNORTH-DAKOTA1342022
WinifredMONTANA1242023
PromiseSOUTH-DAKOTA1242015
HayesSOUTH-DAKOTA1182024
OttumwaSOUTH-DAKOTA1152022
VolunteerSOUTH-DAKOTA1022019
ArdmoreSOUTH-DAKOTA1022019
Winifred 2MONTANA1002024
Dinosaurs H.M.MONTANA972024

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