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Upland Sandpiper In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGrassland birds

Upland Sandpiper in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 50% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-50%Since 1968
168Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Upland Sandpiper has fallen sharply in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie: down 50% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Upland Sandpiper in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.86 (95% range 0.17–1.5). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±80.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+10%Change by 2029
0.86Projected 2029 index
0.17–1.595% range
±80.4%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.910.231.6
20260.900.211.6
20270.890.201.6
20280.870.191.6
20290.860.171.5

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Upland Sandpiper in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
LincolnvilleKANSAS222024
ThrallKANSAS201970
ForakerOKLAHOMA142024
BarclayKANSAS132024
WrefordKANSAS122024
GazaIOWA102023
StillwellILLINOIS92024
LafayetteIOWA92015
StetMISSOURI91995
LyonsNEBRASKA92024
MonticelloILLINOIS62024
RichlandNEBRASKA62024
DaileyILLINOIS51996
W LafayetteINDIANA52024
West LibertyIOWA52024
WilliamsburgIOWA52008
WalesIOWA52018
DinsdaleIOWA52015
LaplandKANSAS52022
HamiltonMISSOURI51985
PawneeILLINOIS41971
WaynesvilleILLINOIS42018
WashtaIOWA42008
LongtonKANSAS42021
Le LoupKANSAS42012

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