Urban, Suburban, and Rural Development

Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, American Crow, Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, House Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird,
European Starling, Chipping Sparrow,
Northern Cardinal,
House Finch, House Sparrow

NoMockBirdNorthern Mockingbird

In Vermont, rural and suburban development has expanded between the first and second atlases. It often either replaces farmland or fragments forested land, favoring bird species associated with human-made structures (and feeders).