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Sedge Wren In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGrassland birds

Sedge Wren in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has declined: down 41% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-41%Since 1969
127Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Sedge Wren in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sedge Wren in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to rise about 14% by 2029 — from 0.16 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.18 (95% range 0.03–0.34). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±74.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+14%Change by 2029
0.18Projected 2029 index
0.03–0.3495% range
±74.9%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
20250.180.030.34
20260.180.030.34
20270.180.030.34
20280.180.030.34
20290.180.030.34

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Sedge Wren in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
MurdockNEBRASKA132021
River FallsWISCONSIN122024
Mascoutah LkILLINOIS82013
Rock ValleyIOWA82019
Davis CornerIOWA72024
BedfordIOWA62018
New LenoxILLINOIS41984
MilfordILLINOIS41997
KeithsburgILLINOIS42007
MiddletownINDIANA41994
BrooklynIOWA42011
AliceIOWA41999
SherburnvillILLINOIS31974
MonticelloILLINOIS32007
MartinsvilleILLINOIS31999
BeaucoupILLINOIS32016
WalesIOWA32018
GazaIOWA32019
College Spgs 2IOWA32010
Ash CreekMINNESOTA32024
GeneseoILLINOIS22000
WayneILLINOIS22023
Bluff SpgsILLINOIS21998
FairlandILLINOIS21985
JamestownILLINOIS22013

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