Species · BCR 14 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Red-tailed Hawk In Atlantic Northern Forest

Red-tailed Hawk in Atlantic Northern Forest has increased: up 36% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

+36%Since 1969
93Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Red-tailed Hawk in Atlantic Northern Forest. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Red-tailed Hawk in Atlantic Northern Forest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.10 (95% range 0.03–0.18). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±23.2%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-10%Change by 2029
0.10Projected 2029 index
0.030.1895% range
±23.2%Backtest error
19662029
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
20250.100.020.18
20260.100.020.18
20270.100.030.18
20280.100.030.18
20290.100.030.18

Routes In Atlantic Northern Forest

Routes recording Red-tailed Hawk in Atlantic Northern Forest.
Big TwentyMAINE32002
Weeks BrookMAINE32002
Moose RiverMAINE21990
CornvilleMAINE22021
Cummington 2MASSACHUSETTS22024
MarlowNEW-HAMPSHIRE22024
Number FourNEW-YORK22016
Blue Ridge NNEW-YORK22006
S ReadingVERMONT22019
S WallingfrdVERMONT22022
New HartfordCONNECTICUT11987
New HartfordCONNECTICUT12016
WestbrookMAINE12010
BiddefordMAINE12003
TurnerMAINE12010
GreenwoodMAINE12023
ReedsMAINE12024
Otisfield GrMAINE12014
HartfordMAINE12022
ManchesterMAINE11993
East TroyMAINE12018
BrooksMAINE12013
CastineMAINE12006
AuroraMAINE11982
Seboomook LkMAINE12001

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