Summary

  • Status in VT: Decreased by 100% in Champlain Valley (1 to 0 blocks). Little breeding data exists in VT.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S1B; SGCN-M
  • Other atlases: NY: -41%; PA: 17%; ON: High occupancy turnover.
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the southeastern edge of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Species so seldom reported, no reliable assumptions can be made about changes in abundance or distribution.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:Provision of clearings for foraging.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Long-eared Owl Map 1 Long-eared Owl Table 1 Long-eared Owl Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkey Long-eared Owl Map 2 Long-eared Owl Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

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