Summary

  • Status in VT: Increased by 2% (169 to 173 blocks). Increases ranging from 3% to 6% occurred in Northern Vermont Piedmont, Southern Green Mountains, and Northern Green Mountains.
  • Data from other research: No additional data in VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S5B; S5N
  • Other atlases: Slight but non-sig. increases in MD, NY, and PA; ON showed expansion into northern part of range.
  • VT’s role North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Ability to use habitat and resources available in urban centers and suburbs (see pdf).
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:West Nile virus has the potential to reduce local populations

Population Trends

American Crow graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

American Crow Map 1American Crow Table 1American Crow Table 2

Change in Distributionmapkey


American Crow Map 2American Crow Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds