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
0.00–0.2095% range
±66.5%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| 2026 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| 2027 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| 2028 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2029 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
Sedge Wren Survey Routes in Indiana
| Middletown | 4 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Packertown | 2 | 2004 | 1992 |
| W Lafayette | 2 | 2000 | 1991 |
| Milroy | 2 | 2004 | 1979 |
| Celestine | 2 | 1997 | 1981 |
| Hebron | 1 | 1996 | 1970 |
| Knox | 1 | 2002 | 1996 |
| Indiana Dune | 1 | 2005 | 1996 |
| Middlebury | 1 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Kankakee Sands | 1 | 2024 | 2007 |
| Ellis | 1 | 2019 | 1976 |
| Fowler | 1 | 2021 | 1985 |
| Monticello | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Galveston | 1 | 2014 | 1990 |
| Thorntown | 1 | 2010 | 1989 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1979 | 1979 |
| Jamestown | 1 | 1991 | 1990 |
| Spencer | 1 | 1992 | 1967 |
| Cumback | 1 | 1990 | 1983 |
| New Phila | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Scottsburg | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Packertown 2 | 1 | 2019 | 2006 |
Sedge Wren Population Trend in Other States
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.