Summary
- Status in VT: Increased by 1600% (8 to 136 blocks). Greatest increase in Northern Green Mountains.
- Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
- Conservation status: State rank S5N
- Other atlases: NY: 275%; PA: 111%; MD: 187%; ON: sig. increase.
- VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
- Causes of change since first Atlas: Continued expansion following earlier intentional releases; milder winters allow for increased reproduction; Canada Goose >75% reproductive success in urban areas.
- Management/Monitoring recommendations: Possible population control involving egg and nest destruction.
Population Trends
First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)
Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)
Change in Distribution
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