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State · BBS 2026 Release · 1966–2025

Vermont Breeding Birds

183 species recorded across 26 survey routes, 1966 to 2025. Browse by family or guild below.

Vermont Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Pine Siskin has collapsed in Vermont: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1980.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Tufted Titmouse has surged in Vermont: up 52× on the route-weighted index since 1986.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

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

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Mallard has surged in Vermont: up 49× on the route-weighted index since 1970.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

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

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Common Raven has surged in Vermont: up 26× on the route-weighted index since 1969.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in VermontGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-62%

Grassland birds

6 species
-61%

Wetland birds

11 species
-55%

Generalists

10 species
-54%

Aerial insectivores

16 species
-47%

Shorebirds

4 species
-3%

Forest birds

70 species
+56%

Birds of prey

10 species
+380%

Game birds

3 species
+523%

Waterfowl

7 species

Vermont Bird Survey Routes

Browse Vermont Birds By FamilyTrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →

Each species links to its trend in Vermont.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Broad-winged Hawk +198%Cooper's Hawk -13%Northern Harrier -5%Red-shouldered Hawk +81%Red-tailed Hawk -24%Sharp-shinned Hawk +48%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -74%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -42%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

American Black Duck -87%Blue-winged Teal -61%Canada Goose 18×Common Merganser +227%Hooded Merganser +565%Mallard 49×Wood Duck +116%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -76%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern -17%Great Blue Heron +2%Green Heron -72%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +124%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Indigo Bunting +45%Northern Cardinal +995%Rose-breasted Grosbeak -52%Scarlet Tanager -37%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture +976%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +863%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -89%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Mourning Dove +387%Rock Pigeon +12%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow -7%Blue Jay -10%Common Raven 26×

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -87%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -27%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -59%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -40%Evening Grosbeak -71%House Finch +130%Pine Siskin -96%Purple Finch -65%

Loons Gaviidae

Common Loon +291%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -96%Barn Swallow -72%Cliff Swallow -86%Northern Rough-winged Swallow +28%Purple Martin -71%Tree Swallow -68%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -81%Bobolink -79%Brown-headed Cowbird -73%Common Grackle -58%Eastern Meadowlark -96%Red-winged Blackbird -64%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Herring Gull -31%Ring-billed Gull 12×

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -69%Gray Catbird +22%Northern Mockingbird -40%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey +213%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +98%Tufted Titmouse 53×

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart +10%Black-and-white Warbler +158%Black-throated Blue Warbler +255%Black-throated Green Warbler +261%Blackburnian Warbler +457%Blackpoll Warbler -10%Blue-winged Warbler -30%Canada Warbler -73%Chestnut-sided Warbler +52%Common Yellowthroat +37%Golden-winged Warbler +6%Louisiana Waterthrush +390%Magnolia Warbler +200%Mourning Warbler +312%Nashville Warbler -6%Northern Parula 17×Northern Waterthrush +82%Ovenbird +143%Pine Warbler 26×Prairie Warbler -6%Yellow Warbler -17%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow -7%Eastern Towhee -87%Field Sparrow -83%Grasshopper Sparrow -1%Lincoln's Sparrow -59%Savannah Sparrow +25%Song Sparrow -10%Swamp Sparrow +56%Vesper Sparrow -88%White-throated Sparrow -81%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -79%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -42%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -47%Ruffed Grouse -43%Wild Turkey 24×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker -26%Hairy Woodpecker +105%Pileated Woodpecker +324%Red-bellied Woodpecker +772%Yellow-bellied Sapsucker +190%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -32%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

Virginia Rail -64%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +271%Ruby-crowned Kinglet -78%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock -8%Spotted Sandpiper -68%Wilson's Snipe +248%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch +523%White-breasted Nuthatch +33%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +376%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -76%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird +35%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren +307%Marsh Wren -42%Northern House Wren +369%Winter Wren +355%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin -36%Eastern Bluebird +85%Hermit Thrush -5%Swainson's Thrush +37%Veery -39%Wood Thrush -82%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Alder Flycatcher +233%Eastern Kingbird -73%Eastern Phoebe -15%Eastern Wood-Pewee -25%Great Crested Flycatcher -41%Least Flycatcher -50%Olive-sided Flycatcher -75%Willow Flycatcher +102%Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -62%

Vireos Vireonidae

Blue-headed Vireo +642%Red-eyed Vireo +194%Warbling Vireo +82%Yellow-throated Vireo +22%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14.