Summary

  • Status in VT: Increased by 1% (171 to 172 blocks). Greatest increase in the Taconic Mountains.
  • Data from other research: FMBP: annual decline of 9.5%
  • Conservation status: State rank S5B
  • Other atlases: NY: -4%; PA: -10%; MD: -10%; ON: little change
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the core of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Minimal change; woodland maturation and disturbance of forest structure by deer browsing could be problematic.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations: Monitor for future changes in response to rangewide declines revealed by BBS data.

Population Trends

Least Flycatcher graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Least Flycatcher Map 1 Least Flycatcher Table 1 Least Flycatcher Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Least Flycatcher Map 2 Least Flycatcher Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds