Summary

  • Status in VT: Decreased by 40% (25 to 15 blocks). Greatest decrease in Champlain Valley.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S3
  • Other atlases: NY, ON: stable
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is near the northern edge of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Historical records suggest cyclical trends; collisions with cars (?); increased competition for nesting cavities (?); predation (?).
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:Land managers should leave standing dead trees; erection of nest boxes; focused monitoring.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Eastern Screech-Owl Map 1 Eastern Screech-Owl Table 1 Eastern Screech-Owl Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Eastern Screech-Owl Map 2 Eastern Screech-Owl Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds