Summary

  • Status in VT: Increased by 2% (171 to 175 blocks). Greatest increases in Northern Green Mountains.
  • Data from other research: FBMP: no sig. trend; CBC: no change.
  • Conservation status: State rank S5
  • Other atlases: MD, NY, ON, PA:  non-significant change
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: No change documented, but could potentially decline as forests mature.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:No specific recommendations.

Population Trends

Downy Woodpecker graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Downy Woodpecker Map 1 Downy Woodpecker Table 1 Downy Woodpecker Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkeyDowny Woodpecker Map 2 Downy Woodpecker Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds