Species · BCR 11 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Wood Thrush In Prairie Potholes

Wood Thrush in Prairie Potholes has fallen sharply: down 56% on the route-weighted index since 1979.

-56%Since 1979
16Routes In Region
24Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Wood Thrush in Prairie Potholes. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wood Thrush in Prairie Potholes is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.03). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±20.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.000.0395% range
±20.4%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
20250.010.000.03
20260.010.000.03
20270.010.000.03
20280.010.000.03
20290.010.000.03

Routes In Prairie Potholes

Routes recording Wood Thrush in Prairie Potholes.
PantherIOWA22014
HartlandMINNESOTA22002
VeblenSOUTH-DAKOTA21979
WashingtonIOWA12004
ClareIOWA12019
BurchinalIOWA12003
HuntleyMINNESOTA12024
ArlingtonMINNESOTA12022
CourtlandMINNESOTA12018
DawsonMINNESOTA12005
GluekMINNESOTA12017
BadgerMINNESOTA11999
Lake BronsonMINNESOTA11979
FairmontMINNESOTA12023
FranklinMINNESOTA12018
BrittonSOUTH-DAKOTA11980

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