Species · Indiana · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Sedge Wren Population Trend in Indiana

Sedge Wren in Indiana has fallen sharply: down 71% on the route-weighted index since 1975.

-71%Since 1975
23Routes In State
41Years

Notable Sedge Wren Trends in Indiana

long arc declinecomputed index

Sedge Wren has fallen sharply in Indiana: down 71% on the route-weighted index since 1975.

Sedge Wren Population Forecast in Indiana

If the recent trend holds, Sedge Wren in Indiana is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.20). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±66.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.000.2095% range
±66.5%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
20250.040.000.21
20260.040.000.21
20270.030.000.21
20280.030.000.20
20290.030.000.20

Sedge Wren Survey Routes in Indiana

Routes recording Sedge Wren in Indiana.
Middletown419941994
Packertown220041992
W Lafayette220001991
Milroy220041979
Celestine219971981
Hebron119961970
Knox120021996
Indiana Dune120051996
Middlebury120132013
Kankakee Sands120242007
Ellis120191976
Fowler120211985
Monticello120162016
Galveston120141990
Thorntown120101989
Brazil119791979
Jamestown119911990
Spencer119921967
Cumback119901983
New Phila120032003
Scottsburg119971997
Georgia120172017
Packertown 2120192006

Sedge Wren Population Trend in Other States

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