Summary

  • Status in VT: Decreased by 26% (27 to 20 blocks). Greatest decrease in Southern Vermont Piedmont.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S3B; SSC; SGCN-M
  • Other atlases: NY: -23%; ON: possible distribution shift
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is on the southeastern edge of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Loss of primary wintering habitat due to extensive clearing of bottomland forest in southeastern US; habitat degradation from development, logging, and climate change.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations: Provide un-logged 100m buffers around suitable nesting wetlands to reduce depredation.

Population Trends

Rusty Blackbird graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Rusty Blackbird Map 1Rusty Blackbird Table 1Rusty Blackbird Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkeyRusty Blackbird Map 2Rusty Blackbird Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds