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Spotted Towhee In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieGeneralists

Spotted Towhee in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has surged: up 615% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

+615%Since 1971
29Routes In Region
46Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Spotted Towhee has surged in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: up 615% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Spotted Towhee in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.67 (95% range 0.29–1.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±210.6%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-1%Change by 2029
0.67Projected 2029 index
0.29–1.095% range
±210.6%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
20250.620.240.99
20260.630.261.0
20270.640.271.0
20280.660.281.0
20290.670.291.0

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Spotted Towhee in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
BradyNEBRASKA382024
AlmeriaNEBRASKA52012
BartleyNEBRASKA42023
BoelusNEBRASKA42022
HendleyNEBRASKA32024
BrownleeNEBRASKA21995
NenzelNEBRASKA22024
BassettNEBRASKA22023
PhillipsburgKANSAS12022
Jewell 2KANSAS12016
Ash ValleyKANSAS12000
JamestownKANSAS12014
KearneyNEBRASKA12011
SumnerNEBRASKA12015
HolbrookNEBRASKA12017
BartlettNEBRASKA11972
Swan LakeNEBRASKA12008
JohnstownNEBRASKA11994
Piester LakeNEBRASKA12018
TableNEBRASKA12017
GordonNEBRASKA12010
RinggoldNEBRASKA12024
MullenNEBRASKA12017
Wheeler CoNEBRASKA12024
BerwynNEBRASKA12010

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