Species · BCR 5 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Western Grebe In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Western Grebe in Northern Pacific Rainforest has collapsed: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1989.

-92%Since 1989
7Routes In Region
23Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Western Grebe has collapsed in Northern Pacific Rainforest: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1989.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Western Grebe in Northern Pacific Rainforest is projected to stay roughly flat through 2024, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.77). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±330.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2024
0.00Projected 2024 index
0.000.7795% range
±330.3%Backtest error
19862024
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
20200.000.000.77
20210.000.000.77
20220.000.000.77
20230.000.000.77
20240.000.000.77

Routes In Northern Pacific Rainforest

Routes recording Western Grebe in Northern Pacific Rainforest.
NavarroCALIFORNIA101990
Fish RockCALIFORNIA32010
LaytonvilleCALIFORNIA21989
Crescent CtyCALIFORNIA12003
HoneydewCALIFORNIA12010
Bodega BayCALIFORNIA12019
WedderburnOREGON11986

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