Summary

  • Status in VT: Minimal change. Common and abundant during both atlases.
  • Data from other research: FBMP: no sig. trend.
  • Conservation status: State rank S5
  • Other atlases: NY: 1%; PA: -1%; ON: increase throughout province.
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Continued success due to: ability to co-exist with humans; enhanced winter survival and larger clutch sizes associated with food provided by bird feeders.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:No current recommendations.

Population Trends

Black-capped Chickadee graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Black-capped Chickadee Map 1 Black-capped Chickadee Table 1 Black-capped Chickadee Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Black-capped Chickadee Map 2 Black-capped Chickadee Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds