Summary

  • Status in VT: Increased by 8% (156 to 169 blocks). Increases throughout the state.
  • Data from other research: FBMP: Significant annual increase (P = 0.04)
  • Conservation status: State rank S5B
  • Other atlases: NY: 52%; PA: 101%; ON: no sig. change.
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Increase in mid-successional habitat due to continued regrowth on former agricultural lands (?).
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:No current recommendations.

Population Trends

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Map 1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Table 1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkeyYellow-bellied Sapsucker Map 2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds