Summary

  • Status in VT: Increased by 800% (1 to 9 blocks). Greatest increases in Northern Vermont Piedmont.
  • Data from other research: VTFWD Mid-winter Survey and Spring Survey
  • Conservation status: State rank S1B; S4N; SGCN-H; E
  • Other atlases: NY: 2 blocks during first Atlas, 92 pairs during second Atlas; similar increases in MD, ON, and PA.
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the historic range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas:  Recovery efforts including reintroduction, habitat protection, and the ban on DDT.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations: Continued population monitoring to ensure stability; establishment of breeding site buffers; installation of predator guards on nest trees; protection of nest sites from disturbance and development. See VT Bald Eagle Recovery Plan.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Bald Eagle Map 1 Bald Eagle Table 1Bald Eagle Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Bald Eagle Map 2 Bald Eagle Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds