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

Black-crowned Night Heron In Northern Rockies

Black-crowned Night Heron in Northern Rockies has fallen sharply: down 58% on the route-weighted index since 1979.

-58%Since 1979
18Routes In Region
31Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Black-crowned Night Heron has fallen sharply in Northern Rockies: down 58% on the route-weighted index since 1979.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Black-crowned Night Heron in Northern Rockies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2024, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.10). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±88.4%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2024
0.01Projected 2024 index
0.000.1095% range
±88.4%Backtest error
19772024
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
20200.020.000.11
20210.020.000.11
20220.010.000.10
20230.010.000.10
20240.010.000.10

Routes In Northern Rockies

Routes recording Black-crowned Night Heron in Northern Rockies.
Neponset ResUTAH122018
HarmonyWYOMING61988
Saleratus CrUTAH22012
Crane CreekIDAHO12006
BeaverheadMONTANA11992
Red RockMONTANA12015
SpartaOREGON11992
RandolphUTAH12019
WoodruffUTAH12016
FontenelleWYOMING12007
Elk HornWYOMING12000
RiversideWYOMING11989
Hunter PeakWYOMING12003
Mtn ViewWYOMING11989
Green RiverWYOMING11982
RawlinsWYOMING11992
Rock RiverWYOMING11996
YellowstoneWYOMING11989

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