Summary

  • Status in VT: Increased by 22% (86 to 105 blocks). Greatest increase in Southern Green Mountains.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S5B
  • Other atlases: NY: 2%; PA: -8%
  • 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:No current recommendations. Potential to regulate populations through harvest limits on wintering grounds.

Population Trends

wilson's Common Snipe graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Wilson's Snipe Map 1Wilson's Snipe Table 1Wilson's Snipe Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkeyWilson's Snipe Map 2Wilson's Snipe Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds