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Wilson's Snipe In Prairie Hardwood Transition

All regionsPrairie Hardwood TransitionShorebirds

Wilson's Snipe in Prairie Hardwood Transition has fallen sharply: down 51% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-51%Since 1968
81Routes In Region
58Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Wilson's Snipe has fallen sharply in Prairie Hardwood Transition: down 51% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wilson's Snipe in Prairie Hardwood Transition is projected to fall about 56% by 2029 — from 0.17 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.07 (95% range 0.00–0.48). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±51.7%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-56%Change by 2029
0.07Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.4895% range
±51.7%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
20250.100.000.51
20260.090.000.50
20270.090.000.50
20280.080.000.49
20290.070.000.48

Routes In Prairie Hardwood Transition

Routes recording Wilson's Snipe in Prairie Hardwood Transition.
Brook ParkMINNESOTA42018
Sherburne NrMINNESOTA42024
NashvilleMICHIGAN31975
PrincetonMINNESOTA32019
UnityWISCONSIN32024
ClintonvilleWISCONSIN31993
StetsonvilleWISCONSIN32024
Omro 2WISCONSIN32013
CoopersvilleMICHIGAN21984
Money CreekMINNESOTA22019
New LondonMINNESOTA22024
HolwayWISCONSIN21989
SaxevilleWISCONSIN21975
Oconto FallsWISCONSIN22005
OmroWISCONSIN21993
PardeevilleWISCONSIN22013
Fall RiverWISCONSIN21984
Mount HorebWISCONSIN21975
Buena VistaWISCONSIN22019
BriggsvilleWISCONSIN22019
BravoMICHIGAN11995
Big RapidsMICHIGAN11989
GalesburgMICHIGAN11968
No BradleyMICHIGAN12013
OlaMICHIGAN11978

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