Summary

  • Status in VT: No change.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S2B; SSC; SGCN-H
  • Other atlases: NY: -9%; PA: -10%; ON: no sig. change
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the northeastern edge of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: No change. Potential threats: invasive plants (?); factors during migration or winter (?).
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations: Protection of wetlands from invasive plants; biological control (e.g., beetle releases) of invasive plants; implementation of thorough surveys with standardized protocols.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Least Bittern Map 1 Least Bittern Table 1 Least Bittern Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Least Bittern Map 2 Least Bittern Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds