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Sharp-shinned Hawk In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

All regionsSouthern Rockies / Colorado PlateauGeneralists

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has collapsed: down 79% on the route-weighted index since 1975.

-79%Since 1975
95Routes In Region
43Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Sharp-shinned Hawk has collapsed in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 79% on the route-weighted index since 1975.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.05). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±57.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.0595% range
±57.8%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.010.000.06
20260.010.000.05
20270.010.000.05
20280.010.000.05
20290.010.000.05

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
Blackhead PkCOLORADO31998
Sybille CynWYOMING31991
Lost LakeCOLORADO22019
De BequeCOLORADO21996
Haycamp MesaCOLORADO22010
BeckUTAH21980
VernalUTAH22011
Round RockARIZONA11970
Rose WellsARIZONA11970
ZeniffARIZONA11968
YampaCOLORADO12009
HarmonyCOLORADO11997
Douglas PassCOLORADO12023
BufordCOLORADO11991
AspenCOLORADO12024
Cheesman LkCOLORADO12008
DeltaCOLORADO11975
ColonaCOLORADO12004
ParlinCOLORADO12000
DoloresCOLORADO11968
Wray GulchCOLORADO11997
Wilson CreekCOLORADO12000
FruitaCOLORADO12003
Willow PeakCOLORADO12014
Red CliffCOLORADO12003

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