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Western Meadowlark In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

All regionsCentral Mixed Grass PrairieGrassland birds

Western Meadowlark in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-53%Since 1969
124Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Western Meadowlark has fallen sharply in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Western Meadowlark in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 52 (95% range 25–79). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±40.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+6%Change by 2029
52Projected 2029 index
25–7995% range
±40.6%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
2025562983
2026552882
2027542781
2028532680
2029522579

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Western Meadowlark in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
ArthurNEBRASKA3492024
CovertKANSAS2672024
BrownleeNEBRASKA2652024
HaysKANSAS2452014
MullenNEBRASKA2402023
Swan LakeNEBRASKA1982023
GordonNEBRASKA1952024
BartlettNEBRASKA1881976
RinggoldNEBRASKA1852024
GrayKANSAS1692019
Piester LakeNEBRASKA1682024
StrattonNEBRASKA1632024
SumnerNEBRASKA1582024
JewellKANSAS1572005
ChambersNEBRASKA1572023
Ash ValleyKANSAS1462019
BerwynNEBRASKA1352010
Beloit 2KANSAS1342018
Berwyn 2NEBRASKA1302021
BeaverOKLAHOMA1302018
BeloitKANSAS1252003
RexfordKANSAS1252024
NenzelNEBRASKA1172024
DamarKANSAS1142016
MaxwellNEBRASKA1132024

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