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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Song Sparrow In Shortgrass Prairie

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Song Sparrow in Shortgrass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

-53%Since 1974
29Routes In Region
40Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Song Sparrow has fallen sharply in Shortgrass Prairie: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Song Sparrow in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.06 (95% range 0.00–0.14). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±111.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+0%Change by 2029
0.06Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1495% range
±111.5%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.060.000.14
20260.060.000.14
20270.060.000.14
20280.060.000.14
20290.060.000.14

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Song Sparrow in Shortgrass Prairie.
YoderWYOMING51971
ElbertCOLORADO32024
ArsenalCOLORADO32015
KiowaCOLORADO22017
Last ChanceCOLORADO22016
HudsonCOLORADO22023
Adams Co.COLORADO22016
Gordon CreekCOLORADO22023
NinaviewCOLORADO21996
PaxtonNEBRASKA22016
CheyenneWYOMING22024
BriggsdaleCOLORADO11988
PinneoCOLORADO11977
Two ButtesCOLORADO11992
BethuneCOLORADO11995
NeegrandeCOLORADO11998
Fort MorganCOLORADO12009
BennettCOLORADO12018
FlaglerCOLORADO12023
Doyle Bridge 2COLORADO12019
Arsenal 2COLORADO12023
DaltonNEBRASKA12003
CrawfordNEBRASKA12004
Agate 2NEBRASKA12007
Hay SpringsNEBRASKA12019

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