Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

Summary

• Status in VT: Increased by 12% (138 to 155 blocks). Greatest increase in Northern Green Mountains.
• Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
• Conservation status: State rank S5
• Other atlases: NY: 36%; PA: 177%; ON: 38%
• VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
• Causes of change since first Atlas: Unknown.
• Management/Monitoring recommendations:Leave soft snags and decaying trees in coniferous and mixed forests.

Population Trends

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Change in Distribution

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds