Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Cooper's Hawk In Badlands and Prairies

Cooper's Hawk in Badlands and Prairies has collapsed: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1983.

-75%Since 1983
28Routes In Region
34Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Cooper's Hawk has collapsed in Badlands and Prairies: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1983.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Cooper's Hawk in Badlands and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±65.5%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.000.0795% range
±65.5%Backtest error
19692029
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
20250.010.000.08
20260.010.000.08
20270.010.000.08
20280.010.000.07
20290.010.000.07

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Cooper's Hawk in Badlands and Prairies.
BillWYOMING21999
HighwoodMONTANA12016
BrusettMONTANA12012
LocateMONTANA11995
Reed PointMONTANA12009
Bull Mtn.MONTANA11995
TobaccoNORTH-DAKOTA12005
ZapNORTH-DAKOTA12024
Roosevelt PkNORTH-DAKOTA12006
Glen UllinNORTH-DAKOTA11998
CarsonNORTH-DAKOTA11998
WinnerSOUTH-DAKOTA12023
CusterSOUTH-DAKOTA12024
RevaSOUTH-DAKOTA11995
EnglewoodSOUTH-DAKOTA12018
Long DrawSOUTH-DAKOTA12016
Silver CitySOUTH-DAKOTA12001
HazelrodtSOUTH-DAKOTA12022
Lightning CrSOUTH-DAKOTA12012
Wind Cave NpSOUTH-DAKOTA12004
WyarnoWYOMING12002
SundanceWYOMING11995
DaytonWYOMING12013
SeelyWYOMING11999
MoskeeWYOMING12001

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