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
0.000.0595% range
±64.9%Backtest error
19672028
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
20240.010.000.05
20250.010.000.05
20260.010.000.05
20270.010.000.05
20280.010.000.05

Routes In Badlands and Prairies

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Badlands and Prairies.
Soda WellWYOMING32015
HighwoodMONTANA21973
BrusettMONTANA11988
IngomarMONTANA12003
Reed PointMONTANA12023
PowdervilleMONTANA11970
Flatwillow 2MONTANA12014
Miles CityMONTANA12017
Bull Mtn.MONTANA12001
Ft YatesNORTH-DAKOTA11991
LarkNORTH-DAKOTA11977
BowmanNORTH-DAKOTA11975
ZapNORTH-DAKOTA12000
Roosevelt PkNORTH-DAKOTA12005
GolvaNORTH-DAKOTA11987
CusterSOUTH-DAKOTA12002
Cedar PassSOUTH-DAKOTA11973
Pleasant ValSOUTH-DAKOTA11997
Long DrawSOUTH-DAKOTA12021
Silver CitySOUTH-DAKOTA11999
NorbeckSOUTH-DAKOTA12001
HazelrodtSOUTH-DAKOTA12015
Lightning CrSOUTH-DAKOTA12015
Wind Cave NpSOUTH-DAKOTA12002
SundanceWYOMING12011

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