Species · BCR 32 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Sharp-shinned Hawk In Coastal California

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Coastal California has edged up: up 17% on the route-weighted index since 1973.

+17%Since 1973
35Routes In Region
39Years

Notable Signals

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

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Coastal California is projected to stay roughly flat through 2027, near 0.04 (95% range 0.01–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±142.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2027
0.04Projected 2027 index
0.010.0795% range
±142.1%Backtest error
19702027
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
20230.040.000.07
20240.040.000.07
20250.040.010.07
20260.040.010.07
20270.040.010.07

Routes In Coastal California

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Coastal California.
Red BluffCALIFORNIA11987
RumseyCALIFORNIA11991
HughsonCALIFORNIA11979
Oak GroveCALIFORNIA11977
HollisterCALIFORNIA11997
CoalingaCALIFORNIA11989
Orange CoveCALIFORNIA12011
Point ReyesCALIFORNIA12009
AuburnCALIFORNIA11979
OrlandCALIFORNIA11997
FairfaxCALIFORNIA11996
FolsomCALIFORNIA11987
TujungaCALIFORNIA11986
Carmel ValCALIFORNIA12008
ValyermoCALIFORNIA11973
Elsinore MtnCALIFORNIA11972
Cp. PendletonCALIFORNIA11980
Mt BaldyCALIFORNIA11982
Lake CachumaCALIFORNIA11988
JacumbaCALIFORNIA11974
CrestonCALIFORNIA12015
Mt Pinos 2CALIFORNIA12013
Gold HillCALIFORNIA11988
TehamaCALIFORNIA12012
MoragaCALIFORNIA12004

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