Species · BCR 10 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Spruce Grouse In Northern Rockies

Spruce Grouse in Northern Rockies has fallen sharply: down 54% on the route-weighted index since 1995.

-54%Since 1995
12Routes In Region
18Years

Notable Signals

No notable trend signals for Spruce Grouse in Northern Rockies. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Spruce Grouse in Northern Rockies is projected to stay roughly flat through 2021, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.04). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±87%, with 80% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2021
0.01Projected 2021 index
0.000.0495% range
±87%Backtest error
19782021
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
20170.010.000.04
20180.010.000.04
20190.010.000.04
20200.010.000.04
20210.010.000.04

Routes In Northern Rockies

Routes recording Spruce Grouse in Northern Rockies.
ArleeMONTANA21995
Logan PassMONTANA21995
GreenoughMONTANA22004
MivodenIDAHO11989
Lolo PassIDAHO12012
BurgdorfIDAHO12015
Yellow PineIDAHO12016
St RegisMONTANA11998
SulaMONTANA12007
Skalkho-RyeMONTANA12005
Inside RoadMONTANA12005
Sullivan Lake 2WASHINGTON12016

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