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Cooper's Hawk In Southeastern Coastal Plain

All regionsSoutheastern Coastal PlainGeneralists

Cooper's Hawk in Southeastern Coastal Plain has surged: up 134% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+134%Since 1968
239Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Cooper's Hawk has surged in Southeastern Coastal Plain: up 134% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Cooper's Hawk in Southeastern Coastal Plain is projected to rise about 21% by 2029 — from 0.13 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.15 (95% range 0.10–0.21). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±13.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+21%Change by 2029
0.15Projected 2029 index
0.10–0.2195% range
±13.2%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.140.090.20
20260.150.090.20
20270.150.090.20
20280.150.090.21
20290.150.100.21

Routes In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Routes recording Cooper's Hawk in Southeastern Coastal Plain.
WhitevilleTENNESSEE42014
GreensboroALABAMA22003
CalebeeALABAMA22014
MadridALABAMA22014
VernonALABAMA22011
Dauphin Is 3ALABAMA22021
BelmontFLORIDA22016
CallahanFLORIDA22022
PinettaFLORIDA22019
New HopeFLORIDA22010
StocktonGEORGIA22024
WrightsvilleGEORGIA22001
NewtonGEORGIA22018
TazewellGEORGIA22022
DeepstepGEORGIA22023
FinleysonGEORGIA22018
WadleyGEORGIA22023
PittsGEORGIA22012
Big OakGEORGIA22011
EmbryMISSISSIPPI22017
Old TrapNORTH-CAROLINA22018
TrentonTENNESSEE22022
HumboldtTENNESSEE22022
St FlorianALABAMA12021
LibertyALABAMA12016

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