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White-breasted Nuthatch In Shortgrass Prairie

All regionsShortgrass PrairieForest birds

White-breasted Nuthatch in Shortgrass Prairie has surged: up 402% on the route-weighted index since 1992.

+402%Since 1992
11Routes In Region
32Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

White-breasted Nuthatch has surged in Shortgrass Prairie: up 402% on the route-weighted index since 1992.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, White-breasted Nuthatch in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.17 (95% range 0.03–0.30). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±369.6%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+5%Change by 2029
0.17Projected 2029 index
0.03–0.3095% range
±369.6%Backtest error
19862029
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
20250.160.020.29
20260.160.030.29
20270.160.030.29
20280.160.030.29
20290.170.030.30

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording White-breasted Nuthatch in Shortgrass Prairie.
Pine RidgeNEBRASKA62024
ElbertCOLORADO42024
Kiowa 2COLORADO32022
CrawfordNEBRASKA32024
KiowaCOLORADO22013
TrincheraCOLORADO12022
VillegreenCOLORADO12000
Arsenal 2COLORADO12022
Murray LakeNEBRASKA12003
GrenvilleNEW-MEXICO11992
LingleWYOMING12014

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