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Yellow-crowned Night Heron Population Trend in Texas

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Texas has edged up: up 14% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+14%Since 1969
89Routes In State
57Years

Notable Yellow-crowned Night Heron Trends in Texas

No notable trend signals for Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Texas. See the full index history below.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Population Forecast in Texas

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Texas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.16 (95% range 0.04–0.28). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±24%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+9%Change by 2029
0.16Projected 2029 index
0.04–0.2895% range
±24%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
20250.160.040.28
20260.160.040.28
20270.160.040.28
20280.160.040.28
20290.160.040.28

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Survey Routes in Texas

Routes recording Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Texas.
Chinquapin1020232003
Massey Lake920241975
Kosse920091972
Stowell820231969
Neches Bith620172016
Winnie420231975
E Georgetown419721972
Wolfe City419701970
Port Acres420241994
Hinkles Fer320231970
Indianola320061974
Caledonia319851972
Albany320162016
Decatur319991999
Shields 2320142014
Katy220241998
Arenosa Crk220162002
Muldoon219711971
Town Bluff220091975
Peach Creek219851968
Osage219811981
Pidcoke219971994
Athens219951969
Dallas220181969
Glen Rose220162016

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Population Trend in Other States

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