Species · BCR 34 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Cooper's Hawk In Sierra Madre Occidental

Cooper's Hawk in Sierra Madre Occidental has fallen sharply: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

-53%Since 1974
28Routes In Region
51Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Cooper's Hawk has fallen sharply in Sierra Madre Occidental: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Cooper's Hawk in Sierra Madre Occidental is projected to rise about 14% by 2029 — from 0.11 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.13 (95% range 0.00–0.34). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±61.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+14%Change by 2029
0.13Projected 2029 index
0.000.3495% range
±61.8%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
20250.140.000.35
20260.130.000.34
20270.130.000.34
20280.130.000.34
20290.130.000.34

Routes In Sierra Madre Occidental

Routes recording Cooper's Hawk in Sierra Madre Occidental.
PinetopARIZONA32022
PrescottARIZONA12022
Aztec PeakARIZONA11978
BlueARIZONA11980
PomereneARIZONA12024
San SimonARIZONA11982
Peña BlancaARIZONA12010
PatagoniaARIZONA12019
SunizonaARIZONA11992
Skull ValleyARIZONA12023
Tonto Vill.ARIZONA12006
Forest LakesARIZONA12024
Bartlett ResARIZONA12018
RedingtonARIZONA12021
Mt. GrahamARIZONA12018
AmadoARIZONA12016
SahuaritaARIZONA12017
McnealARIZONA12010
Clay SpringARIZONA12007
Carr MtnARIZONA12015
PortalARIZONA12021
Sunizona 2ARIZONA12022
DragoonARIZONA12001
RuckerARIZONA12004
ReserveNEW-MEXICO12009

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