Species · BCR 5 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

California Thrasher In Northern Pacific Rainforest

California Thrasher in Northern Pacific Rainforest has collapsed: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-90%Since 1971
9Routes In Region
45Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

California Thrasher has collapsed in Northern Pacific Rainforest: down 90% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, California Thrasher in Northern Pacific Rainforest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.12). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±461.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.1295% range
±461.8%Backtest error
19692028
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
20240.000.000.12
20250.000.000.12
20260.000.000.12
20270.000.000.12
20280.000.000.12

Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Routes recording California Thrasher in Northern Pacific Rainforest.
Fish RockCALIFORNIA42007
HullvilleCALIFORNIA22019
French GulchCALIFORNIA22005
Shasta LakeCALIFORNIA11988
NavarroCALIFORNIA11974
LongvaleCALIFORNIA12023
Mt ShastaCALIFORNIA12013
LaytonvilleCALIFORNIA11982
Burnt RanchCALIFORNIA12013

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