Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)

Summary

• Status in VT: Increased by 31% (115 to 151 blocks). Greatest increases in Taconic Mountains.
• Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
• Conservation status: State rank S5B
• Other atlases: NY: 45%; PA: 163%; MD: 36%; ON: 26%
• VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
• Causes of change since first Atlas: Plentiful habitat including shrubbery alongside established roadsides; recovery of riparian habitats adjacent to former pasturelands.
• Management/Monitoring recommendations: No current recommendations.

Population Trends

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Change in Distribution

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds