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Wilson's Snipe In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

All regionsSouthern Rockies / Colorado PlateauShorebirds

Wilson's Snipe in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau has surged: up 167% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

+167%Since 1970
128Routes In Region
56Years

Notable Signals

long arc increasecomputed index

Wilson's Snipe has surged in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau: up 167% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Wilson's Snipe in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau is projected to rise about 86% by 2029 — from 0.85 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.6 (95% range 0.00–3.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±55.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

+86%Change by 2029
1.6Projected 2029 index
0.00–3.395% range
±55.1%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
20251.60.003.4
20261.60.003.4
20271.60.003.4
20281.60.003.4
20291.60.003.3

Routes In Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau

Routes recording Wilson's Snipe in Southern Rockies / Colorado Plateau.
WaldenCOLORADO192024
CastletonCOLORADO122024
YampaCOLORADO112023
BufordCOLORADO102024
DoylevilleCOLORADO92024
PowderhornCOLORADO82023
Fox ParkWYOMING72024
Owl Creek PassCOLORADO62024
Uintah NfUTAH61994
ParlinCOLORADO52023
TincupCOLORADO52024
Gribbles PrkCOLORADO52024
WarbonnetWYOMING52019
AlamosaCOLORADO42024
San LuisCOLORADO41999
PaoniaCOLORADO42024
Steamboat L.COLORADO42024
HeeneyCOLORADO42019
Ant Flat-Ogden CanUTAH42023
WellingtonUTAH42001
MoffatCOLORADO32024
DoloresCOLORADO31987
GuffeyCOLORADO32017
Buffalo ParkCOLORADO32023
Ragged Mtn.COLORADO32012

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