The 10-year migration count trends for the Prairie Falcon suggest stable and decreasing populations as three of the six count sites monitoring this species in the West reported stable counts, and the remaining three reported decreased counts (see pie charts and trend maps below). By contrast, the twenty-year count trends (not shown) reflected a possibly stable population although migration count sites are sparse in their range.

Winter survey data from the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) show mostly stable 10-year trends range-wide with the annual percent change in population reported to be 0.37% from 2009-2022. There are some areas where the population may be in decline, such as British Columbia, where the CBC reports a decrease of -1.70%, and California, where a decline of -1.98% was documented during the time span. Contrastingly, 10-year abundance data from eBird documents a median change in population of -23.3% for the Prairie Falcon across its range. Declines in abundance appear to be most significant in the United States, with a median decline of -24.3% between 2012-2022. The steepest declines were documented in Colorado with a 10-year median decline of 36.3%. The Prairie Falcon is a Species of Least Concern, designated by IUCN Red List. The species is vulnerable to loss of habitat particularly undisturbed cliff nesting sites. It is also vulnerable to human disturbances and diminished prey availability due to agricultural practices. Additionally, this species is vulnerable to pesticides and other toxins, namely due to eggshell thinning and reproductive failure.

Efforts to reintroduce this species to areas of Alberta and California where it had been extirpated occurred in the 20th century. Because only six count sites were used in the RPI monitoring program, additional count sites within the range would help expand our understanding of this species status.