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

Heermann's Gull In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Heermann's Gull in Northern Pacific Rainforest has collapsed: down 86% on the route-weighted index since 1981.

-86%Since 1981
7Routes In Region
23Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Heermann's Gull has collapsed in Northern Pacific Rainforest: down 86% on the route-weighted index since 1981.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Heermann's Gull in Northern Pacific Rainforest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2022, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.33). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±458.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2022
0.03Projected 2022 index
0.000.3395% range
±458.4%Backtest error
19692022
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
20180.040.000.34
20190.040.000.34
20200.040.000.34
20210.030.000.33
20220.030.000.33

Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Routes recording Heermann's Gull in Northern Pacific Rainforest.
Hazel CampOREGON202001
TaholahWASHINGTON41987
Fish RockCALIFORNIA32003
HoneydewCALIFORNIA12014
Bodega BayCALIFORNIA12017
WedderburnOREGON11992
OzetteWASHINGTON11986

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