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Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in Iowa

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Yellow-breasted Chat in Iowa has surged: up 377% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+377%Since 1969
10Routes In State
32Years

Notable Yellow-breasted Chat Trends in Iowa

long arc increasecomputed index

Yellow-breasted Chat has surged in Iowa: up 377% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Yellow-breasted Chat Population Forecast in Iowa

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-breasted Chat in Iowa is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.21 (95% range 0.02–0.41). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±57.9%, with 40% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-6%Change by 2029
0.21Projected 2029 index
0.02–0.4195% range
±57.9%Backtest error
19672029
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
20250.200.000.40
20260.200.010.40
20270.210.010.40
20280.210.010.41
20290.210.020.41

Yellow-breasted Chat Survey Routes in Iowa

Routes recording Yellow-breasted Chat in Iowa.
Brooklyn1020051986
Mt Hamill420241967
Exline120231983
Melrose120172016
Bryant120242024
Red Rock120231987
Wales119741974
Maquoketa119851985
Alice119681968
Dinsdale119711971

Yellow-breasted Chat Population Trend in Other States

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