Species · Kansas · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
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
0.00–0.0995% range
±141.6%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| 2024 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| 2025 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| 2026 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| 2027 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk Survey Routes in Kansas
| Olathe | 2 | 2001 | 1968 |
| Hays | 2 | 2008 | 2007 |
| St John | 1 | 1977 | 1977 |
| Coats | 1 | 2000 | 1997 |
| Ashland | 1 | 2004 | 2001 |
| Barclay | 1 | 2022 | 2001 |
| Wreford | 1 | 2009 | 1974 |
| Buckeye | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
| Albert | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Kanopolis | 1 | 1983 | 1969 |
| Grantville | 1 | 2003 | 2002 |
| Seneca | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Covert | 1 | 1986 | 1974 |
| Jewell | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Phillipsburg | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Logan | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Hopewell | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Hodges | 1 | 2008 | 2003 |
| Le Loup | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Goessel | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Longton | 1 | 2012 | 2001 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk Population Trend in Other States
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Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.