Species · BCR 19 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Ruby-throated Hummingbird In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-63%Since 1969
22Routes In Region
43Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Ruby-throated Hummingbird has fallen sharply in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: down 62% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.08). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±65.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.000.0895% range
±65.8%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
20250.030.000.08
20260.030.000.08
20270.030.000.08
20280.030.000.08
20290.030.000.08

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
VerdenOKLAHOMA32017
Eagle CityOKLAHOMA22009
WellingtonKANSAS12023
DaltonKANSAS12024
CoatsKANSAS11998
ColdwaterKANSAS11974
BuckeyeKANSAS12019
KanopolisKANSAS12023
HanoverKANSAS11970
CovertKANSAS11996
GoveKANSAS11970
SolomonKANSAS12011
RandlettOKLAHOMA12005
CookietownOKLAHOMA11970
GrimesOKLAHOMA12021
DouglasOKLAHOMA12018
CoopertonOKLAHOMA12010
CashionOKLAHOMA12024
SicklesOKLAHOMA12021
ArapahoOKLAHOMA12008
JetOKLAHOMA12022
PhrosoOKLAHOMA12003

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