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Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Turkey Vulture In Badlands and Prairies

All regionsBadlands and PrairiesGeneralists

Turkey Vulture in Badlands and Prairies has surged: up 229% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

+229%Since 1974
102Routes In Region
52Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Turkey Vulture has surged in Badlands and Prairies: up 228% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Turkey Vulture in Badlands and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 1.4 (95% range 0.88–2.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±31.4%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+1%Change by 2029
1.4Projected 2029 index
0.88–2.095% range
±31.4%Backtest error
19702029
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
20251.30.781.9
20261.40.811.9
20271.40.832.0
20281.40.862.0
20291.40.882.0

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Turkey Vulture in Badlands and Prairies.
DaytonWYOMING252024
KayceeWYOMING182014
Ft ThompsonSOUTH-DAKOTA151993
BadlandsSOUTH-DAKOTA152022
SeelyWYOMING152000
Gvnt ValleyWYOMING122024
Seely 2WYOMING112024
HayesSOUTH-DAKOTA102021
RavenWYOMING92022
MoskeeWYOMING82001
Miles CityMONTANA72024
ArvadaWYOMING72024
BrandenbergMONTANA62019
Roubaix LkSOUTH-DAKOTA61991
MarcusSOUTH-DAKOTA62010
UptonWYOMING62024
Moskee 3WYOMING62023
Custer 2MONTANA52024
Hill CitySOUTH-DAKOTA52013
Moskee 2WYOMING52021
JordanMONTANA42018
AlbionMONTANA42022
CrookstonNEBRASKA42024
RochfordSOUTH-DAKOTA42017
MayoworthWYOMING42024

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