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

Nuttall's Woodpecker In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Nuttall's Woodpecker in Northern Pacific Rainforest has fallen sharply: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

-53%Since 1973
12Routes In Region
26Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Nuttall's Woodpecker has fallen sharply in Northern Pacific Rainforest: down 53% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Nuttall's Woodpecker in Northern Pacific Rainforest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2020, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.05). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±106.8%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2020
0.01Projected 2020 index
0.000.0595% range
±106.8%Backtest error
19682020
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
20160.010.000.05
20170.010.000.05
20180.010.000.05
20190.010.000.05
20200.010.000.05

Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Routes recording Nuttall's Woodpecker in Northern Pacific Rainforest.
UkiahCALIFORNIA62011
HullvilleCALIFORNIA32007
Shasta LakeCALIFORNIA21992
LongvaleCALIFORNIA22015
HoneydewCALIFORNIA11968
Fish RockCALIFORNIA12005
NavarroCALIFORNIA11972
Junction CtyCALIFORNIA12010
LaytonvilleCALIFORNIA11990
Bodega BayCALIFORNIA12014
WhiskeytownCALIFORNIA12002
French GulchCALIFORNIA12010

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