Species · BCR 27 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Sharp-shinned Hawk In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Southeastern Coastal Plain has declined: down 26% on the route-weighted index since 1971.

-26%Since 1971
42Routes In Region
34Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Sharp-shinned Hawk in Southeastern Coastal Plain. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Southeastern Coastal Plain is projected to stay roughly flat through 2024, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.02). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±52.9%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2024
0.01Projected 2024 index
0.000.0295% range
±52.9%Backtest error
19672024
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
20200.010.000.02
20210.010.000.02
20220.010.000.02
20230.010.000.02
20240.010.000.02

Routes In Southeastern Coastal Plain

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Southeastern Coastal Plain.
Alabama PtALABAMA22000
ColumbiaMISSISSIPPI21974
CokesburyNORTH-CAROLINA21996
HumboldtTENNESSEE22010
St FlorianALABAMA11984
HowardALABAMA11992
LibertyALABAMA11995
RiderwoodALABAMA12002
LindenALABAMA12000
WallsboroALABAMA12002
SouthALABAMA11994
LathamALABAMA11978
MillryALABAMA11989
WedgeworthALABAMA12003
WhitehallALABAMA11996
Rock ChapelALABAMA12003
ElbertaALABAMA11990
EufaulaALABAMA12000
CuthbertGEORGIA11996
GuytonGEORGIA11971
NashvilleGEORGIA11991
FinleysonGEORGIA11991
ShilohKENTUCKY11982
Lake MaryMISSISSIPPI11987
BeverlyMISSISSIPPI11975

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