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Species · BCR 18 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Golden Eagle In Shortgrass Prairie

All regionsShortgrass PrairieGeneralists

Golden Eagle in Shortgrass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 66% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

-66%Since 1972
52Routes In Region
52Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Golden Eagle has fallen sharply in Shortgrass Prairie: down 66% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Golden Eagle in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.04 (95% range 0.00–0.13). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±77.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.04Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.1395% range
±77.2%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
20250.040.000.13
20260.040.000.13
20270.040.000.13
20280.040.000.13
20290.040.000.13

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Golden Eagle in Shortgrass Prairie.
GilpinCOLORADO32011
TrincheraCOLORADO32000
Mica ButteCOLORADO21986
Wildhorse LCOLORADO22011
EllicottCOLORADO21999
KarvalCOLORADO22014
FarleyNEW-MEXICO21999
LoganNEW-MEXICO21997
BriggsdaleCOLORADO11992
PinneoCOLORADO12010
KiowaCOLORADO12002
Last ChanceCOLORADO12014
AbarrCOLORADO12011
BoyeroCOLORADO11997
Two ButtesCOLORADO12013
HudsonCOLORADO11995
BethuneCOLORADO12007
EdisonCOLORADO12018
CrowleyCOLORADO12018
VillegreenCOLORADO12024
CampoCOLORADO12001
Kiowa 2COLORADO12022
Cone MtnCOLORADO12024
GroverCOLORADO12021
StonehamCOLORADO12019

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