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Spotted Sandpiper In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionShorebirds

Spotted Sandpiper in Prairie Hardwood Transition has fallen sharply: down 65% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-65%Since 1968
121Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Spotted Sandpiper has fallen sharply in Prairie Hardwood Transition: down 65% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Spotted Sandpiper in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to fall about 62% by 2029 — from 0.17 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.06 (95% range 0.00–0.21). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±55.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-62%Change by 2029
0.06Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2195% range
±55.6%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.080.000.22
20260.080.000.22
20270.070.000.22
20280.070.000.21
20290.060.000.21

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Spotted Sandpiper in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
Chatfield 2MINNESOTA62017
HowardsvilleMICHIGAN52009
Rolling PrWISCONSIN42010
Maple RapidsMICHIGAN31991
KnappMINNESOTA32001
HudsonWISCONSIN32023
StratfordWISCONSIN32024
Beaver DamWISCONSIN32004
GreshamWISCONSIN32024
KnoxINDIANA22019
Big RapidsMICHIGAN21968
NashvilleMICHIGAN22009
GalesburgMICHIGAN22016
HoltMICHIGAN21987
PrattvilleMICHIGAN21997
CohoctahMICHIGAN22023
OsseoMINNESOTA21983
Le CenterMINNESOTA22023
Brook ParkMINNESOTA22005
New LondonMINNESOTA22012
NapoleonOHIO22024
KingswayOHIO22014
LimestoneOHIO22006
DresserWISCONSIN22018
New LisbonWISCONSIN22005

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