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Sharp-shinned Hawk Population Trend in Kansas

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Kansas has fallen sharply: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

-63%Since 1974
21Routes In State
25Years

Notable Sharp-shinned Hawk Trends in Kansas

long arc declinecomputed index

Sharp-shinned Hawk has fallen sharply in Kansas: down 63% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

Sharp-shinned Hawk Population Forecast in Kansas

If the recent trend holds, Sharp-shinned Hawk in Kansas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2027, near 0.03 (95% range 0.00–0.09). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±141.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2027
0.03Projected 2027 index
0.000.0995% range
±141.6%Backtest error
19682027
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
20230.030.000.09
20240.030.000.09
20250.030.000.09
20260.030.000.09
20270.030.000.09

Sharp-shinned Hawk Survey Routes in Kansas

Routes recording Sharp-shinned Hawk in Kansas.
Olathe220011968
Hays220082007
St John119771977
Coats120001997
Ashland120042001
Barclay120222001
Wreford120091974
Buckeye120052005
Albert120192019
Kanopolis119831969
Grantville120032002
Seneca120002000
Covert119861974
Jewell119921992
Phillipsburg119761976
Logan119761976
Hopewell120092009
Hodges120082003
Le Loup120012001
Goessel120072007
Longton120122001

Sharp-shinned Hawk Population Trend in Other States

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