Species · BCR 17 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Sharp-shinned Hawk In Badlands and Prairies
Sharp-shinned Hawk in Badlands and Prairies has fallen sharply: down 74% on the route-weighted index since 1970.
-74%Since 1970
32Routes In Region
34Years
Notable Signals
long arc declinecomputed index
Sharp-shinned Hawk has fallen sharply in Badlands and Prairies: down 74% on the route-weighted index since 1970.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Badlands and Prairies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.05). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±64.9%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
n/aChange by 2028
0.01Projected 2028 index
0.00–0.0595% range
±64.9%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2025 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2026 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2027 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2028 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
Routes In Badlands and Prairies
| Soda Well | WYOMING | 3 | 2015 |
| Highwood | MONTANA | 2 | 1973 |
| Brusett | MONTANA | 1 | 1988 |
| Ingomar | MONTANA | 1 | 2003 |
| Reed Point | MONTANA | 1 | 2023 |
| Powderville | MONTANA | 1 | 1970 |
| Flatwillow 2 | MONTANA | 1 | 2014 |
| Miles City | MONTANA | 1 | 2017 |
| Bull Mtn. | MONTANA | 1 | 2001 |
| Ft Yates | NORTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 1991 |
| Lark | NORTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 1977 |
| Bowman | NORTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 1975 |
| Zap | NORTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2000 |
| Roosevelt Pk | NORTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2005 |
| Golva | NORTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 1987 |
| Custer | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2002 |
| Cedar Pass | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 1973 |
| Pleasant Val | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 1997 |
| Long Draw | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2021 |
| Silver City | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 1999 |
| Norbeck | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2001 |
| Hazelrodt | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2015 |
| Lightning Cr | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2015 |
| Wind Cave Np | SOUTH-DAKOTA | 1 | 2002 |
| Sundance | WYOMING | 1 | 2011 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.