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Turkey Vulture In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

All regionsMississippi Alluvial ValleyGeneralists

Turkey Vulture in Mississippi Alluvial Valley has surged: up 13× on the route-weighted index since 1969.

13×Since 1969
58Routes In Region
53Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Turkey Vulture has surged in Mississippi Alluvial Valley: up 13× on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Turkey Vulture in Mississippi Alluvial Valley is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 3.2 (95% range 2.1–4.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±19.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-6%Change by 2029
3.2Projected 2029 index
2.1–4.395% range
±19.4%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
20253.01.94.1
20263.01.94.1
20273.12.04.2
20283.12.04.2
20293.22.14.3

Routes In Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Routes recording Turkey Vulture in Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
ShawLOUISIANA222024
Pawpaw 2TENNESSEE162022
LaroseLOUISIANA121990
River RoadLOUISIANA122024
BelairLOUISIANA102024
Bardwell 2KENTUCKY82024
RamahLOUISIANA82024
FrogmoreLOUISIANA72024
ConcordLOUISIANA72019
Tensas NwrLOUISIANA72021
Cp GirardeauMISSOURI72024
GonzalesLOUISIANA62019
MaynardARKANSAS52024
AtchafalayaLOUISIANA52024
HughesARKANSAS42021
SaffellARKANSAS42019
South BendARKANSAS32023
KraemerLOUISIANA32024
BerwickLOUISIANA32018
DelhiLOUISIANA32021
DundeeMISSISSIPPI32022
Eagle LakeMISSISSIPPI32024
TippoMISSISSIPPI32024
TallahatchieMISSISSIPPI32024
EnglandARKANSAS22024

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