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Spotted Sandpiper In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

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Spotted Sandpiper in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has surged: up 114% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

+114%Since 1973
18Routes In Region
35Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Spotted Sandpiper in Central Mixed Grass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Spotted Sandpiper in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to fall about 52% by 2029 — from 0.07 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.04 (95% range 0.00–0.10). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±70.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-52%Change by 2029
0.04Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1095% range
±70.9%Backtest error
19692029
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
20250.040.000.10
20260.040.000.10
20270.040.000.10
20280.040.000.10
20290.040.000.10

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Spotted Sandpiper in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
DouglasOKLAHOMA92009
SumnerNEBRASKA32024
AlbertKANSAS21990
StrattonNEBRASKA22016
WellingtonKANSAS12024
DaltonKANSAS12014
BerwetKANSAS12003
GoesselKANSAS12017
BelvidereNEBRASKA12010
KenesawNEBRASKA12001
KearneyNEBRASKA12019
HolbrookNEBRASKA11969
SurpriseNEBRASKA12024
JohnstownNEBRASKA12019
GordonNEBRASKA12004
ArthurNEBRASKA12021
BrownleeNEBRASKA12008
MaxwellNEBRASKA12018

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