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Species · BCR 21 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Wood Duck In Oaks and Prairies

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Wood Duck in Oaks and Prairies has surged: up 103% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

+103%Since 1973
38Routes In Region
46Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Wood Duck has surged in Oaks and Prairies: up 103% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wood Duck in Oaks and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.19 (95% range 0.00–0.40). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±122.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.19Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.4095% range
±122.6%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
20250.180.000.39
20260.180.000.39
20270.190.000.40
20280.190.000.40
20290.190.000.40

Routes In Oaks and Prairies

Routes recording Wood Duck in Oaks and Prairies.
Peach CreekTEXAS71974
BonnerTEXAS42016
Gambill Ref.TEXAS42023
Miller GroveTEXAS32003
ArdmoreOKLAHOMA22003
ChoctawOKLAHOMA22019
TatumsOKLAHOMA22007
SchroederTEXAS21995
E GeorgetownTEXAS21974
SeldenTEXAS22009
LydiaTEXAS22023
DikeTEXAS22018
SadlerTEXAS21991
GainesvilleTEXAS22019
CayugaTEXAS22018
CarlosTEXAS22023
Blue RidgeTEXAS22021
YoakumTEXAS21999
PaigeTEXAS22018
HoldenvilleOKLAHOMA12018
NobleOKLAHOMA12021
BarnsdallOKLAHOMA11973
BartlesvilleOKLAHOMA12021
MuldoonTEXAS11995
Oak GroveTEXAS11999

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