Species · BCR 32 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Lewis's Woodpecker In Coastal California

Lewis's Woodpecker in Coastal California has fallen sharply: down 74% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

-74%Since 1972
18Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Lewis's Woodpecker has fallen sharply in Coastal California: down 74% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Lewis's Woodpecker in Coastal California is projected to stay roughly flat through 2018, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.10). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±188.5%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2018
0.00Projected 2018 index
0.000.1095% range
±188.5%Backtest error
19682018
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
20140.010.000.11
20150.000.000.11
20160.000.000.10
20170.000.000.10
20180.000.000.10

Routes In Coastal California

Routes recording Lewis's Woodpecker in Coastal California.
LockwoodCALIFORNIA41973
CoalingaCALIFORNIA31976
HollisterCALIFORNIA21992
ReddingCALIFORNIA21977
HughsonCALIFORNIA11981
Tres PinosCALIFORNIA11994
ParkfieldCALIFORNIA12013
CohassetCALIFORNIA11976
OnoCALIFORNIA12008
AdelaidaCALIFORNIA11977
Mt BaldyCALIFORNIA11997
CrestonCALIFORNIA11985
Gold HillCALIFORNIA12003
Yolla BollyCALIFORNIA11998
Bartlett SpsCALIFORNIA11977
CopperopolisCALIFORNIA12008
OnealsCALIFORNIA11993
LivermoreCALIFORNIA11976

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