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State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Vermont Breeding Birds

183 species recorded across 26 survey routes, 1966 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

Vermont Bird Population Trends

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Eastern Meadowlark has collapsed in Vermont: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Killdeer has collapsed in Vermont: down 94% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Bank Swallow has collapsed in Vermont: down 93% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Eastern Towhee has collapsed in Vermont: down 91% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

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Vesper Sparrow has collapsed in Vermont: down 88% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

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Field Sparrow has collapsed in Vermont: down 87% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in Vermont

-64%

Wetland birds

11 species
-64%

Grassland birds

6 species
-58%

Generalists

10 species
-56%

Aerial insectivores

16 species
-47%

Shorebirds

4 species
-8%

Forest birds

70 species
+3%

Birds of prey

10 species
+333%

Game birds

3 species
+546%

Waterfowl

7 species

Vermont Bird Survey Routes

Browse Vermont Birds By Family

Each species links to its trend in Vermont.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Broad-winged Hawk +216%Cooper's Hawk -13%Northern Harrier -5%Red-shouldered Hawk +81%Red-tailed Hawk -54%Sharp-shinned Hawk +48%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -74%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -49%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

American Black Duck -87%Blue-winged Teal -61%Canada Goose 24×Common Merganser +202%Hooded Merganser +350%Mallard 35×Wood Duck +77%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -77%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern -2%Great Blue Heron +15%Green Heron -72%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +51%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Indigo Bunting +33%Northern Cardinal +869%Rose-breasted Grosbeak -48%Scarlet Tanager -33%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture +492%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +590%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -94%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Mourning Dove +394%Rock Pigeon +15%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow -2%Blue Jay -19%Common Raven 26×

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -82%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -27%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -73%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -44%Evening Grosbeak -71%House Finch +66%Pine Siskin -69%Purple Finch -68%

Loons Gaviidae

Common Loon +316%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -93%Barn Swallow -79%Cliff Swallow -82%Northern Rough-winged Swallow +34%Purple Martin -71%Tree Swallow -72%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -82%Bobolink -78%Brown-headed Cowbird -77%Common Grackle -63%Eastern Meadowlark -96%Red-winged Blackbird -66%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Herring Gull -14%Ring-billed Gull +828%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -75%Gray Catbird +11%Northern Mockingbird -40%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey +292%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +94%Tufted Titmouse 48×

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart +5%Black-and-white Warbler +168%Black-throated Blue Warbler +349%Black-throated Green Warbler +238%Blackburnian Warbler +400%Blackpoll Warbler -10%Blue-winged Warbler -32%Canada Warbler -80%Chestnut-sided Warbler +42%Common Yellowthroat +37%Golden-winged Warbler +6%Louisiana Waterthrush +285%Magnolia Warbler +150%Mourning Warbler +502%Nashville Warbler -13%Northern Parula 15×Northern Waterthrush +45%Ovenbird +144%Pine Warbler 22×Prairie Warbler -7%Yellow Warbler -15%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow -9%Eastern Towhee -91%Field Sparrow -87%Grasshopper Sparrow -1%Lincoln's Sparrow -59%Savannah Sparrow -5%Song Sparrow -17%Swamp Sparrow +28%Vesper Sparrow -88%White-throated Sparrow -81%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -85%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -42%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -47%Ruffed Grouse -19%Wild Turkey 21×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker -36%Hairy Woodpecker +91%Pileated Woodpecker +316%Red-bellied Woodpecker +795%Yellow-bellied Sapsucker +156%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -32%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

Virginia Rail -64%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +186%Ruby-crowned Kinglet -78%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock -8%Spotted Sandpiper -62%Wilson's Snipe +263%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch +568%White-breasted Nuthatch +9%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +327%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -79%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird +11%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren +299%Marsh Wren -43%Northern House Wren +361%Winter Wren +355%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin -39%Eastern Bluebird +107%Hermit Thrush -7%Swainson's Thrush +26%Veery -43%Wood Thrush -85%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Alder Flycatcher +242%Eastern Kingbird -79%Eastern Phoebe -16%Eastern Wood-Pewee -17%Great Crested Flycatcher -37%Least Flycatcher -46%Olive-sided Flycatcher -75%Willow Flycatcher +100%Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -62%

Vireos Vireonidae

Blue-headed Vireo +804%Red-eyed Vireo +180%Warbling Vireo +125%Yellow-throated Vireo +8%

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