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Sora In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

All regionsSouthern Rockies / Colorado PlateauWetland birds

Sora in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has surged: up 178% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

+178%Since 1974
54Routes In Region
46Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Sora has surged in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: up 177% on the route-weighted index since 1974.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Sora in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.09 (95% range 0.00–0.35). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±30.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-2%Change by 2029
0.09Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.3595% range
±30.8%Backtest error
19712029
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
20250.090.000.35
20260.090.000.35
20270.090.000.35
20280.090.000.35
20290.090.000.35

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Sora in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
Sybille CynWYOMING52015
WaldenCOLORADO32017
AlamosaCOLORADO32024
YampaCOLORADO22016
ColonaCOLORADO21987
TarryallCOLORADO22019
CastletonCOLORADO22023
DoylevilleCOLORADO22023
Buffalo ParkCOLORADO22023
Deadman Rd.COLORADO22021
Fox CreekCOLORADO22024
BufordWYOMING22016
BufordCOLORADO12014
AspenCOLORADO11983
ParlinCOLORADO12022
MoffatCOLORADO12024
DoloresCOLORADO11982
FalfaCOLORADO11998
Wray GulchCOLORADO12005
Wilson CreekCOLORADO12024
Lost LakeCOLORADO12019
CortezCOLORADO12000
Rio Grnds RsCOLORADO12024
SummitvilleCOLORADO12021
PaoniaCOLORADO12023

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