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Bald Eagle In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

All regionsSouthern Rockies / Colorado PlateauGeneralists

Bald Eagle in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has risen sharply: up 75% on the route-weighted index since 1991.

+75%Since 1991
36Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Bald Eagle has risen sharply in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: up 75% on the route-weighted index since 1991.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Bald Eagle in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to fall about 58% by 2029 — from 0.14 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.06 (95% range 0.00–0.12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±70.9%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-58%Change by 2029
0.06Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1295% range
±70.9%Backtest error
19832029
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
20250.060.000.12
20260.060.000.12
20270.060.000.12
20280.060.000.12
20290.060.000.12

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Bald Eagle in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
WarbonnetWYOMING52024
BufordCOLORADO32024
KamasUTAH32024
DoloresCOLORADO21984
WaldenCOLORADO22019
M Warner ResUTAH22014
Alton 2UTAH22022
BrookhurstWYOMING22011
House RockARIZONA11991
YampaCOLORADO12021
HarmonyCOLORADO12024
FalfaCOLORADO12023
Wray GulchCOLORADO12023
TarryallCOLORADO12022
CastletonCOLORADO12023
DoylevilleCOLORADO12016
GuffeyCOLORADO12024
CortezCOLORADO12002
Rio Grnds RsCOLORADO12019
De BequeCOLORADO12023
TincupCOLORADO12018
Groundhog RsCOLORADO12004
PowderhornCOLORADO12004
AnimasCOLORADO11999
South ForkCOLORADO12024

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