Species · BCR 34 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Prairie Falcon In Sierra Madre Occidental

Prairie Falcon in Sierra Madre Occidental has collapsed: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1976.

-75%Since 1976
16Routes In Region
21Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Prairie Falcon has collapsed in Sierra Madre Occidental: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1976.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Prairie Falcon in Sierra Madre Occidental is projected to stay roughly flat through 2027, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.11). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±198%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2027
0.00Projected 2027 index
0.000.1195% range
±198%Backtest error
19732027
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
20230.000.000.11
20240.000.000.11
20250.000.000.11
20260.000.000.11
20270.000.000.11

Routes In Sierra Madre Occidental

Routes recording Prairie Falcon in Sierra Madre Occidental.
BlueARIZONA11984
PomereneARIZONA11977
San SimonARIZONA12016
Peña BlancaARIZONA12018
PatagoniaARIZONA12022
SunizonaARIZONA11987
MaineARIZONA12010
Bartlett ResARIZONA12018
AlpineARIZONA11994
McnealARIZONA11999
Carr MtnARIZONA12000
SprucedaleARIZONA11997
PortalARIZONA11977
Sunizona 2ARIZONA12001
RuckerARIZONA11997
Vicks PeakNEW-MEXICO12006

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