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

Wilson's Snipe In Shortgrass Prairie

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Wilson's Snipe in Shortgrass Prairie has held roughly steady: up 4% on the route-weighted index since 1982.

+4%Since 1982
24Routes In Region
43Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Wilson's Snipe in Shortgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wilson's Snipe in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.08 (95% range 0.00–0.22). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±41.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.08Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2295% range
±41.8%Backtest error
19802029
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
20250.090.000.23
20260.090.000.23
20270.090.000.23
20280.090.000.22
20290.080.000.22

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Wilson's Snipe in Shortgrass Prairie.
NeegrandeCOLORADO31998
MarslandNEBRASKA32019
HudsonCOLORADO22021
BethuneCOLORADO22007
GroverCOLORADO22023
Fort MorganCOLORADO22023
ElbertCOLORADO22017
Murray LakeNEBRASKA22015
Agate 2NEBRASKA22024
Hay SpringsNEBRASKA22019
YoderWYOMING22024
Pine BluffWYOMING21981
KiowaCOLORADO12010
LamarCOLORADO11995
TrincheraCOLORADO11999
CampoCOLORADO11988
HaswellCOLORADO11993
JulesburgCOLORADO12021
KarvalCOLORADO11998
PaxtonNEBRASKA11982
DaltonNEBRASKA11983
AgateNEBRASKA11980
LingleWYOMING12021
CheyenneWYOMING12021

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