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Summer Tanager In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

All regionsWest Gulf Coastal Plain / OuachitasGeneralists

Summer Tanager in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas has increased: up 40% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+40%Since 1969
110Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Summer Tanager in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Summer Tanager in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 10 (95% range 8.5–12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±6.2%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-4%Change by 2029
10Projected 2029 index
8.5–1295% range
±6.2%Backtest error
19672029
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
20259.98.312
202610.08.312
2027108.412
2028108.412
2029108.512

Routes In West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas

Routes recording Summer Tanager in West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas.
PushmatahaOKLAHOMA582023
LongstreetLOUISIANA232024
GoodwillLOUISIANA202024
NatchezLOUISIANA192024
WechesTEXAS192024
GoodwaterOKLAHOMA182021
Mount UnionLOUISIANA172024
Mt. HermanOKLAHOMA172022
WaldronARKANSAS162024
StarkARKANSAS162024
Magazine MtnARKANSAS152021
DerryLOUISIANA151989
WomackLOUISIANA152024
Ouachita NfOKLAHOMA152024
Alexander StTEXAS152024
Bon WierTEXAS152024
EastonLOUISIANA141990
Hee MountainOKLAHOMA142024
CrossroadsTEXAS142024
Powell Park 2TEXAS142024
SimsARKANSAS132024
LockesburgARKANSAS132019
ClayLOUISIANA132024
MortonTEXAS132024
AthensTEXAS132024

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