Species · BCR 10 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

American Goshawk In Northern Rockies

American Goshawk in Northern Rockies has fallen sharply: down 69% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-69%Since 1970
72Routes In Region
51Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

American Goshawk has fallen sharply in Northern Rockies: down 69% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, American Goshawk in Northern Rockies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±85%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.01Projected 2028 index
0.000.0695% range
±85%Backtest error
19682028
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
20240.010.000.06
20250.010.000.06
20260.010.000.06
20270.010.000.06
20280.010.000.06

Routes In Northern Rockies

Routes recording American Goshawk in Northern Rockies.
GreenoughMONTANA32000
Libby DamMONTANA21990
St MaryMONTANA21971
PolsonMONTANA21991
Pagil GulchMONTANA22022
UnityOREGON21999
Eagle CreekOREGON22022
AlpineWYOMING22012
WilsonWYOMING21985
Green RiverWYOMING21981
MivodenIDAHO11984
Cape HornIDAHO12012
CentervilleIDAHO12019
CoolinIDAHO12007
CabartonIDAHO11993
Sawtooth CtyIDAHO11997
Marble CreekIDAHO11990
Salmon RiverIDAHO11996
CobaltIDAHO11989
Yellow PineIDAHO12004
SunbeamIDAHO12019
Sawtooth City 2IDAHO12018
St RegisMONTANA12001
ArleeMONTANA12011
WoodmanMONTANA12005

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