Summary

  • Status in VT: Decreased by 4% (170 to 164 blocks). Greatest decreases in Green Mountains and Northeastern Highlands.
  • Data from other research: FBMP: no sig. trend.
  • Conservation status: State rank S5B
  • Other atlases: NY: -6%; NY (Adirondacks): -28%; PA: -4%; ON: -35%
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: loss of open foraging areas (succession of open fields to forest, development).
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:  No current recommendations.

Population Trends

Barn Swallow graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Barn Swallow Map 1 Barn Swallow Table 1 Barn Swallow Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Barn Swallow Map 2 Barn Swallow Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds