Species · BCR 16 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Veery In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Veery in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has fallen sharply: down 66% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-66%Since 1970
26Routes In Region
55Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Veery has fallen sharply in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: down 66% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Veery in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.01 (95% range 0.00–0.16). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±75.4%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.01Projected 2029 index
0.000.1695% range
±75.4%Backtest error
19682029
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
20250.030.000.18
20260.020.000.17
20270.020.000.17
20280.010.000.17
20290.010.000.16

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Veery in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
YampaCOLORADO102023
WarbonnetWYOMING32024
Cheesman LkCOLORADO21999
CastletonCOLORADO21992
AlamosaCOLORADO21988
ComoCOLORADO22023
Fletcher PkWYOMING21981
BufordCOLORADO11989
DeltaCOLORADO11992
ParlinCOLORADO12012
Lost LakeCOLORADO12024
DoylevilleCOLORADO12022
Dolores RivCOLORADO11988
FlattopsCOLORADO12011
Guanella PasCOLORADO12024
Groundhog RsCOLORADO11994
Comanche PkCOLORADO11996
Ragged Mtn.COLORADO11996
South ForkCOLORADO12001
Mount EvansCOLORADO12012
Ojo SarcoNEW-MEXICO12014
Main CanyonUTAH11987
Moon LakeUTAH11998
BrookhurstWYOMING11999
BufordWYOMING12024

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