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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Rock Pigeon In Shortgrass Prairie

All regionsShortgrass PrairieGeneralists

Rock Pigeon in Shortgrass Prairie has surged: up 227% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+227%Since 1969
117Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Rock Pigeon has surged in Shortgrass Prairie: up 227% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Rock Pigeon in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 7.2 (95% range 4.2–10). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±11.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-0%Change by 2029
7.2Projected 2029 index
4.2–1095% range
±11.7%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
20256.93.99.8
20267.04.09.9
20277.04.110
20287.14.110
20297.24.210

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Rock Pigeon in Shortgrass Prairie.
TwichellTEXAS2712023
HobbsNEW-MEXICO812024
Sheridan LakCOLORADO632016
MidlandTEXAS572024
HookerOKLAHOMA542024
PecosTEXAS472017
EdisonCOLORADO432024
PlainsTEXAS382017
Hay SpringsNEBRASKA322024
JulesburgCOLORADO292021
MarslandNEBRASKA282018
LingleWYOMING272024
Adams Co.COLORADO262022
ChugwaterWYOMING262024
PlymellKANSAS242024
TucumcariNEW-MEXICO241975
KermitTEXAS231994
PanhandleTEXAS232024
RushCOLORADO202022
GilpinCOLORADO192024
FlaglerCOLORADO192024
GrigstonKANSAS192024
KimballNEBRASKA192022
FrionaTEXAS182024
VillegreenCOLORADO172017

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