Summary
- Natural history: Sandhill Cranes are boreal and prairie wetland breeders whose range began pushing into the Northeast from the Great Lakes region in the late 1980s. Vermont’s only breeding attempts came at a single Bristol site in 2005 to 2007, alongside comparable first nestings during this period in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
- Status in VT: Attempted breeding in 2005. Successfully fledged chick in 2007. Atlas sightings also include one Probable and two Observed records.
- Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
- Conservation status: State rank S1B
- Other atlases: PA: May be a new breeding species in the state; ON: range expansion; NY: not found in first Atlas, found in 9 blocks in second Atlas.
- VT’s role in North American range: VT is disjunct from the core of the range.
- Causes of change since first Atlas: Gradual range expansion into the Northeast.
- Management/Monitoring recommendations:No current recommendations.
First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)
No Species Account Available
Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)
Change in Distribution
