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

Sedge Wren In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGrassland birds

Sedge Wren in Badlands and Prairies has declined: down 48% on the route-weighted index since 1997.

-48%Since 1997
15Routes In Region
23Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Sedge Wren in Badlands and Prairies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sedge Wren in Badlands and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.08 (95% range 0.00–0.18). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±274.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.08Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1895% range
±274.8%Backtest error
19812029
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
20250.070.000.17
20260.070.000.17
20270.080.000.18
20280.080.000.18
20290.080.000.18

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Sedge Wren in Badlands and Prairies.
BowmanNORTH-DAKOTA62019
ChamberlainSOUTH-DAKOTA32010
LacreekSOUTH-DAKOTA21996
Ft YatesNORTH-DAKOTA12003
DickinsonNORTH-DAKOTA12024
Dunn CenterNORTH-DAKOTA12021
GorhamNORTH-DAKOTA12015
Cedar CreekNORTH-DAKOTA12010
GolvaNORTH-DAKOTA11997
Glen UllinNORTH-DAKOTA12022
SolenNORTH-DAKOTA12024
CarsonNORTH-DAKOTA12019
Ft ThompsonSOUTH-DAKOTA12011
MarcusSOUTH-DAKOTA12002
White RiverSOUTH-DAKOTA11998

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