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
0.00–0.1995% range
±258%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2020 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2022 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2023 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest
| Warm Beach | WASHINGTON | 7 | 1993 |
| Laytonville | CALIFORNIA | 4 | 1990 |
| Elkton | OREGON | 3 | 1976 |
| Mendota 2 | WASHINGTON | 3 | 1993 |
| Mccloud | CALIFORNIA | 2 | 1996 |
| Alderpoint | CALIFORNIA | 2 | 2009 |
| Bodega Bay | CALIFORNIA | 2 | 2018 |
| Yreka | CALIFORNIA | 2 | 2017 |
| Glasgow | OREGON | 2 | 2008 |
| Salem | OREGON | 2 | 2010 |
| Carnation | WASHINGTON | 2 | 1996 |
| Mendota 3 | WASHINGTON | 2 | 2006 |
| Crescent Cty | CALIFORNIA | 1 | 1978 |
| Navarro | CALIFORNIA | 1 | 1996 |
| Days Creek | OREGON | 1 | 1992 |
| Adair | OREGON | 1 | 2016 |
| Clearwater | OREGON | 1 | 2004 |
| Elk Lake | OREGON | 1 | 2003 |
| Emigrant Lk | OREGON | 1 | 1997 |
| Prospect | OREGON | 1 | 2007 |
| Scappoose | OREGON | 1 | 2000 |
| Port Angeles | WASHINGTON | 1 | 2010 |
| Cougar | WASHINGTON | 1 | 1971 |
| Camas | WASHINGTON | 1 | 1993 |
| South Elma | WASHINGTON | 1 | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.