Species · BCR 9 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Black Swift In Great Basin

Black Swift in Great Basin has collapsed: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-94%Since 1970
18Routes In Region
46Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Black Swift has collapsed in Great Basin: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Black Swift in Great Basin is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±1058.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.001.395% range
±1058.4%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.000.001.3
20260.000.001.3
20270.000.001.3
20280.000.001.3
20290.000.001.3

Routes In Great Basin

Routes recording Black Swift in Great Basin.
IndexWASHINGTON201971
GlacierWASHINGTON102022
L. WenatcheeWASHINGTON102007
Suiattle RivWASHINGTON92003
TwispWASHINGTON52024
CarltonWASHINGTON52019
RimrockWASHINGTON31987
MazamaWASHINGTON32001
RonaldWASHINGTON22017
Lake ChelanWASHINGTON22022
Cascade RivWASHINGTON22003
CedarvilleCALIFORNIA11994
NewhalemWASHINGTON12023
WinthropWASHINGTON12008
LeavenworthWASHINGTON11989
White ChuckWASHINGTON12024
No CascadesWASHINGTON12014
E. Mt. AdamsWASHINGTON11997

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