Summary

  • Status in VT: Very rare breeder. Three and two Possible records were reported in the first and second atlases, respectively.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: Not ranked.
  • Other atlases: NY: -78%; PA: -35%; MD: -19%; ON: -86%
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is disjunct from the breeding range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Population decline throughout the Northeast due to maturation of early-successional habitats (?).
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations: No current recommendations.

Population Trends

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First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

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Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

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Change in Distribution

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Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds