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

Wood Duck In Shortgrass Prairie

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Wood Duck in Shortgrass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 73% on the route-weighted index since 1981.

-73%Since 1981
16Routes In Region
24Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Wood Duck in Shortgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wood Duck in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2023, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±137.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2023
0.03Projected 2023 index
0.00–0.0795% range
±137.6%Backtest error
19772023
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
20190.030.000.08
20200.030.000.08
20210.030.000.07
20220.030.000.07
20230.030.000.07

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Wood Duck in Shortgrass Prairie.
Fort MorganCOLORADO61998
FlemingCOLORADO42005
AbarrCOLORADO21985
JulesburgCOLORADO22013
GrigstonKANSAS22006
Agate 2NEBRASKA22013
Clear LakeOKLAHOMA22015
YoderWYOMING21992
PinneoCOLORADO11981
HudsonCOLORADO12004
PaxtonNEBRASKA12016
BenkelmanNEBRASKA12017
Murray LakeNEBRASKA11997
CrawfordNEBRASKA11997
Cooley LakeNEW-MEXICO12018
LingleWYOMING11990

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