Species · BCR 9 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Sharp-shinned Hawk In Great Basin

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Great Basin has collapsed: down 78% on the route-weighted index since 1980.

-78%Since 1980
57Routes In Region
38Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Sharp-shinned Hawk has collapsed in Great Basin: down 78% on the route-weighted index since 1980.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Great Basin is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.04). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±54.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.000.0495% range
±54.1%Backtest error
19752029
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
20250.010.000.04
20260.010.000.04
20270.010.000.04
20280.010.000.04
20290.010.000.04

Routes In Great Basin

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Great Basin.
Walker CanNEVADA21996
Camp ShermanOREGON21984
NubieberCALIFORNIA12006
MacdoelCALIFORNIA12003
BartleCALIFORNIA12005
HackamoreCALIFORNIA12007
Iron GateCALIFORNIA12004
BakerIDAHO12010
SquirrelIDAHO11991
RirieIDAHO12021
TriangleIDAHO11991
Magic MtnIDAHO12024
PocatelloIDAHO11980
Pasadena ValIDAHO12012
Silver CityIDAHO12011
Mud LakeIDAHO12013
Cedar HillIDAHO12012
AlmoIDAHO11995
Daniels ResIDAHO12000
PrestonIDAHO12018
RanchograndeNEVADA12001
Dobbin CreekNEVADA12000
MinervaNEVADA11991
JarbidgeNEVADA12006
Carson RiverNEVADA12001

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