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

Hooded Merganser In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Hooded Merganser in Northern Pacific Rainforest has fallen sharply: down 74% on the route-weighted index since 1984.

-74%Since 1984
28Routes In Region
30Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Hooded Merganser has fallen sharply in Northern Pacific Rainforest: down 74% on the route-weighted index since 1984.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Hooded Merganser in Northern Pacific Rainforest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.06). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±176.5%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.0695% range
±176.5%Backtest error
19752029
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
20250.000.000.06
20260.000.000.06
20270.000.000.06
20280.000.000.06
20290.000.000.06

Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Routes recording Hooded Merganser in Northern Pacific Rainforest.
MendotaWASHINGTON51988
AdairOREGON32004
Pe EllWASHINGTON31997
Stikine RiverALASKA22002
WedderburnOREGON21990
GlasgowOREGON22005
SalemOREGON22013
Riley PeakOREGON22010
IlwacoWASHINGTON22022
MontesandWASHINGTON21993
HainesALASKA11997
Whale PassALASKA12002
ZaremboALASKA12004
SaladoOREGON12011
UmpquaOREGON12023
Nicolai Mtn.OREGON12006
Trask SummitOREGON12019
OzetteWASHINGTON12009
Port AngelesWASHINGTON12023
Warm BeachWASHINGTON12010
CamasWASHINGTON11995
South ElmaWASHINGTON12024
PackwoodWASHINGTON12013
Hurricane RgWASHINGTON12023
RainierWASHINGTON12019

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