Species · BCR 5 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Sharp-shinned Hawk In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Northern Pacific Rainforest has fallen sharply: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

-75%Since 1972
68Routes In Region
47Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Sharp-shinned Hawk has fallen sharply in Northern Pacific Rainforest: down 75% on the route-weighted index since 1972.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Northern Pacific Rainforest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.07). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±77.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.03Projected 2029 index
0.000.0795% range
±77.6%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.030.000.07
20260.030.000.07
20270.030.000.07
20280.030.000.07
20290.030.000.07

Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Northern Pacific Rainforest.
Mitkof IsleALASKA22019
WedderburnOREGON22018
Sams ValleyOREGON22011
SalemOREGON22009
KamilcheWASHINGTON21989
HainesALASKA11996
Sheep MtnALASKA12007
SitkaALASKA12018
Thorne BayALASKA11994
Zimovia StrtALASKA12023
Harlequin L.ALASKA11996
HoonahALASKA11995
SkagwayALASKA12006
ZaremboALASKA12022
Alpenglow (Short)ALASKA11998
Horse CreekCALIFORNIA11972
Crescent CtyCALIFORNIA12000
HoneydewCALIFORNIA12008
HolmesCALIFORNIA12013
HullvilleCALIFORNIA12000
NavarroCALIFORNIA11993
LongvaleCALIFORNIA12003
OrleansCALIFORNIA11983
MccloudCALIFORNIA12000
Mt ShastaCALIFORNIA11976

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