Guild · Vermont · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Forest Birds In Vermont

48 species in this guild. As a group they are +8% since 1968.

Guild Signals

No notable trend signals for forest birds in Vermont. See the full index history below.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Forest birds in Vermont is projected to fall about 12% by 2029 — from 5.8 in 2024 to a central estimate of 5.1 (95% range 4.2–6.0). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±8.6%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-12%Change by 2029
5.1Projected 2029 index
4.26.095% range
±8.6%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20255.14.26.0
20265.14.26.0
20275.14.26.0
20285.14.26.0
20295.14.26.0

Member Species In Vermont

Forest birds species in Vermont.
Wood ThrushTurdidae-85%
Canada WarblerParulidae-80%
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae-78%
VeeryTurdidae-43%
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae-43%
American RobinTurdidae-39%
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae-36%
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae-32%
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae-32%
Yellow WarblerParulidae-15%
Nashville WarblerParulidae-13%
Blackpoll WarblerParulidae-10%
Prairie WarblerParulidae-7%
Hermit ThrushTurdidae-7%
American RedstartParulidae+5%
Golden-winged WarblerParulidae+6%
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae+8%
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae+9%
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae+26%
Common YellowthroatParulidae+37%
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae+42%
Northern WaterthrushParulidae+45%
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae+91%
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae+94%
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae+107%
Warbling VireoVireonidae+125%
OvenbirdParulidae+144%
Magnolia WarblerParulidae+150%
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae+156%
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae+168%
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae+180%
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae+186%
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae+238%
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae+285%
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae+299%
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae+316%
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae+349%
Winter WrenTroglodytidae+355%
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae+361%
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae+400%
Mourning WarblerParulidae+502%
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae+568%
Brown CreeperCerthiidae+590%
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae+795%
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae+804%
Northern ParulaParulidae15×
Pine WarblerParulidae22×
Tufted TitmouseParidae48×

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.