Species · BCR 23 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Ruddy Duck In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Ruddy Duck in Prairie Hardwood Transition has declined: down 42% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-42%Since 1969
14Routes In Region
22Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Ruddy Duck in Prairie Hardwood Transition. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Ruddy Duck in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to stay roughly flat through 2018, near 0.02 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±63.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2018
0.02Projected 2018 index
0.000.0695% range
±63.1%Backtest error
19672018
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
20140.020.000.06
20150.020.000.06
20160.020.000.06
20170.020.000.06
20180.020.000.06

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Ruddy Duck in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
PrincetonMINNESOTA52013
MinnetonkaMINNESOTA42002
GalesburgMICHIGAN31969
GlenwoodMINNESOTA32005
OsseoMINNESOTA21967
KnappMINNESOTA22004
Le CenterMINNESOTA21999
BismarkOHIO21972
WeyerhauserWISCONSIN22011
Fall RiverWISCONSIN21973
EllisINDIANA12008
Sherburne NrMINNESOTA11991
HudsonWISCONSIN12010
WiotaWISCONSIN12008

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