Species · BCR 11 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Tufted Titmouse In Prairie Potholes

Tufted Titmouse in Prairie Potholes has collapsed: down 77% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-77%Since 1970
8Routes In Region
23Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Tufted Titmouse has collapsed in Prairie Potholes: down 76% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Tufted Titmouse in Prairie Potholes is projected to stay roughly flat through 2027, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.03). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±88.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2027
0.00Projected 2027 index
0.000.0395% range
±88.5%Backtest error
19672027
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
20230.010.000.04
20240.010.000.04
20250.010.000.03
20260.010.000.03
20270.000.000.03

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Tufted Titmouse in Prairie Potholes.
PantherIOWA12002
WashingtonIOWA12021
ZearingIOWA11992
ScrantonIOWA12022
TitonkaIOWA11980
HartlandMINNESOTA11983
Eagle CreekNEBRASKA12006
MidwayNEBRASKA12003

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