Species · BCR 20 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Summer Tanager In Edwards Plateau
Summer Tanager in Edwards Plateau has surged: up 279% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
+279%Since 1969
19Routes In Region
57Years
Notable Signals
long arc increasecomputed index
Summer Tanager has surged in Edwards Plateau: up 279% on the route-weighted index since 1969.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Summer Tanager in Edwards Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 11 (95% range 7.9–14). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±17.4%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
+7%Change by 2029
11Projected 2029 index
7.9–1495% range
±17.4%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 7.2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7.4 | 13 |
| 2027 | 11 | 7.6 | 14 |
| 2028 | 11 | 7.7 | 14 |
| 2029 | 11 | 7.9 | 14 |
Routes In Edwards Plateau
| Utopia | TEXAS | 19 | 2024 |
| San Saba | TEXAS | 16 | 2024 |
| Allen Creek | TEXAS | 16 | 2024 |
| Boerne | TEXAS | 15 | 2024 |
| Leakey | TEXAS | 15 | 2024 |
| Dripping Spg | TEXAS | 13 | 2024 |
| Montell | TEXAS | 13 | 2024 |
| Prairie Mtn. | TEXAS | 13 | 2024 |
| Harper | TEXAS | 12 | 2024 |
| Valley Spgs | TEXAS | 10 | 2024 |
| Indian Mtn | TEXAS | 7 | 2024 |
| Rockspring | TEXAS | 6 | 2024 |
| Kempner | TEXAS | 4 | 2024 |
| Pidcoke 2 | TEXAS | 3 | 2024 |
| Pidcoke | TEXAS | 2 | 2017 |
| Georgetown | TEXAS | 1 | 1976 |
| Fitzhugh | TEXAS | 1 | 1982 |
| Adamsville | TEXAS | 1 | 2024 |
| Leander | TEXAS | 1 | 2005 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.