Summary

  • Status in VT: No change. First breeding records in mid-1800s with nesting population from 200-300 breeding pairs until the mid-1960s. During first Atlas, population may have dipped below 100 pairs on Young Island.  During second Atlas, 150 nests on Young Island (2007) and a single nest on Popasquash Island (2004).
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S1B; S5N
  • Other atlases: NY: -13%; PA: 58%
  • VT’s role in North American range:Champlain Islands are a part of breeding range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: No change.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:No current recommendations.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Herring Gull Map 1 Herring Gull Table 1 Herring Gull Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Herring Gull Map 2 Herring Gull Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds