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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Western Wood-Pewee In Shortgrass Prairie

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Western Wood-Pewee in Shortgrass Prairie has surged: up 192% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

+192%Since 1970
77Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Western Wood-Pewee has surged in Shortgrass Prairie: up 192% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Western Wood-Pewee in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to fall about 21% by 2029 — from 1.3 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.1 (95% range 0.61–1.5). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±11%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-21%Change by 2029
1.1Projected 2029 index
0.61–1.595% range
±11%Backtest error
19682029
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
20251.00.561.5
20261.00.571.5
20271.00.581.5
20281.00.591.5
20291.10.611.5

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Western Wood-Pewee in Shortgrass Prairie.
CrawfordNEBRASKA312024
Pine RidgeNEBRASKA272024
ElbertCOLORADO222024
Kiowa 2COLORADO82024
TrincheraCOLORADO62022
MaxwellNEW-MEXICO52024
KiowaCOLORADO42018
BennettCOLORADO42017
Prospect Valley 2COLORADO42022
Agate 2NEBRASKA42024
FeltOKLAHOMA42015
CampoCOLORADO32015
PinneoCOLORADO22007
HudsonCOLORADO22022
WaverlyCOLORADO22003
CheyenneCOLORADO22021
HaswellCOLORADO21999
PaxtonNEBRASKA22013
Wagon MoundNEW-MEXICO21977
SedanNEW-MEXICO22021
VariaderoNEW-MEXICO22010
LamesaTEXAS21973
TexlineTEXAS21998
YoderWYOMING22024
LingleWYOMING22024

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