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Sharp-shinned Hawk In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

All regionsEastern Tallgrass PrairieGeneralists

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie has fallen sharply: down 65% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-65%Since 1969
54Routes In Region
36Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Sharp-shinned Hawk in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.04). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±165.2%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.01Projected 2028 index
0.00–0.0495% range
±165.2%Backtest error
19662028
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
20240.010.000.04
20250.010.000.04
20260.010.000.04
20270.010.000.04
20280.010.000.04

Routes In Eastern Tallgrass Prairie

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Eastern Tallgrass Prairie.
MoselleMISSOURI32019
ColumbiaILLINOIS21969
EldredILLINOIS22008
WashtaIOWA21995
OlatheKANSAS22001
McfallMISSOURI22017
KingsvilleMISSOURI22006
Harveysburg 2OHIO22001
GeneseoILLINOIS11972
PutnamILLINOIS11988
NewarkILLINOIS11993
GulfportILLINOIS12011
Terre HauteILLINOIS12016
BartonvilleILLINOIS12023
MackinawILLINOIS12007
MilfordILLINOIS11970
HumboldtILLINOIS12002
Mascoutah LkILLINOIS12009
ShannonILLINOIS11997
SherrardILLINOIS12012
EubanksILLINOIS12005
AthensILLINOIS12000
MonticelloINDIANA11991
MiddletownINDIANA11973
FriendswoodINDIANA11999

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