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Species · BCR 29 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Red-tailed Hawk In Piedmont

All regionsPiedmontGeneralists

Red-tailed Hawk in Piedmont has surged: up 601% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

+601%Since 1968
162Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Red-tailed Hawk has surged in Piedmont: up 601% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Red-tailed Hawk in Piedmont is projected to rise about 23% by 2029 — from 1.1 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.4 (95% range 1.0–1.8). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±29%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+23%Change by 2029
1.4Projected 2029 index
1.0–1.895% range
±29%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
20251.30.951.7
20261.30.971.7
20271.40.991.7
20281.41.01.8
20291.41.01.8

Routes In Piedmont

Routes recording Red-tailed Hawk in Piedmont.
EmmitsburgMARYLAND72024
JacobusPENNSYLVANIA62024
OlneyMARYLAND52024
EarltonMARYLAND52024
CollegevillePENNSYLVANIA52024
Mount JoyPENNSYLVANIA52024
BendersvillePENNSYLVANIA52024
LeolaPENNSYLVANIA52024
WylliesburgVIRGINIA52019
FinchleyVIRGINIA52021
Good HopeGEORGIA42024
Sunny SideGEORGIA42019
Doe RunPENNSYLVANIA42021
West GrovePENNSYLVANIA41996
Mt Gretna 2PENNSYLVANIA42022
ShrewsburyPENNSYLVANIA42022
RidgewaySOUTH-CAROLINA42011
LincolntonGEORGIA32017
FairplayGEORGIA31991
Piedmont NwrGEORGIA32002
Upper XrdsMARYLAND32008
SandbrookNEW-JERSEY32024
CrotonNEW-JERSEY32003
Hulls XroadsNORTH-CAROLINA32023
MonticelloNORTH-CAROLINA32022

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