Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)

Summary

• Status in VT: Increased by 75% (4 to 7 blocks). Greatest increase in Champlain Valley.
• Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
• Conservation status: State rank S3B; SSC; SGCN-M
• Other atlases: NY: northward expansion
• VT’s role in North American range: VT is at the northern edge of the range.
• Causes of change since first Atlas: Unclear; regional decline due to habitat loss through natural succession of shrubland.
• Management/Monitoring recommendations:Maintain early-successional habitat through mowing and prescribed burning, especially in powerline corridors.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Change in Distribution

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds