Species · BCR 5 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Coot In Northern Pacific Rainforest

American Coot in Northern Pacific Rainforest has collapsed: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

-75%Since 1973
25Routes In Region
46Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Coot has collapsed in Northern Pacific Rainforest: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Coot in Northern Pacific Rainforest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2023, near 0.05 (95% range 0.00–0.19). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±258%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2023
0.05Projected 2023 index
0.000.1995% range
±258%Backtest error
19702023
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
20190.060.000.20
20200.050.000.20
20210.050.000.20
20220.050.000.20
20230.050.000.19

Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Routes recording American Coot in Northern Pacific Rainforest.
Warm BeachWASHINGTON71993
LaytonvilleCALIFORNIA41990
ElktonOREGON31976
Mendota 2WASHINGTON31993
MccloudCALIFORNIA21996
AlderpointCALIFORNIA22009
Bodega BayCALIFORNIA22018
YrekaCALIFORNIA22017
GlasgowOREGON22008
SalemOREGON22010
CarnationWASHINGTON21996
Mendota 3WASHINGTON22006
Crescent CtyCALIFORNIA11978
NavarroCALIFORNIA11996
Days CreekOREGON11992
AdairOREGON12016
ClearwaterOREGON12004
Elk LakeOREGON12003
Emigrant LkOREGON11997
ProspectOREGON12007
ScappooseOREGON12000
Port AngelesWASHINGTON12010
CougarWASHINGTON11971
CamasWASHINGTON11993
South ElmaWASHINGTON11984

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