Summary

  • Status in VT: Increased by 158% (52 to 134 blocks). Greatest increase in Northeastern Highlands and Northern Vermont Piedmont.
  • Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
  • Conservation status: State rank S3S4B
  • Other atlases: NY: 71%; PA: 12%; MD: -6%; ON: probability of observation doubled province-wide.
  • VT’s role in North American range: VT is within the northeastern corner of the range.
  • Causes of change since first Atlas: Banning of DDT (?); global warming (?); increase in number of road kills (?).
  • Management/Monitoring recommendations:Protect potential nest sites from disturbance during early summer.

Population Trends

Turkey Vulture graph

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Second Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (2003 – 2007)

Turkey Vulture Map 1Turkey Vulture Table 1Turkey Vulture Table 2

Change in Distribution

mapkeyTurkey Vulture Map 2Turkey Vulture Table 3

Links

Vermont eBird

Encyclopedia of Life

All About Birds