Summary

  • Status in VT: Attempted breeding in 2005. Successfully fledged chick in 2007. Atlas sightings also include one Probable and two Observed records.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S1B
  • Other atlases: PA: May be a new breeding species in the state; ON: range expansion; NY: not found in first Atlas, found in 9 blocks in second Atlas.
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is disjunct from the core of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Gradual range expansion into the Northeast.
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:No current recommendations.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

No Species Account Available

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Sandhill Crane Map 1Sandhill Crane Table 1Sandhill Crane Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkeySandhill Crane Map 2Sandhill Crane Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds