Vermont Checklist
Species data
Abundance Presence
Common Loon
Gavia immer
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Double-crest. Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
St. Lawrence River Plain 2.3
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.04
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
St. Lawrence River Plain 3.6
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.05
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.6
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.09
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.3
Northern New England 0.2
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.3
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.09
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.3
Northern New England 0.07
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.07
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
St. Lawrence River Plain 2.3
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.05
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.07
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 0.05
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.5
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.07
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.05
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.04
Northern New England 0.03
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.04
Northern New England 0.07
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
Northern New England 0.02
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Northern New England 0.05
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.05
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.05
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.3
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.1
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.04
Northern New England 0.01
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Northern New England 0.08
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 0.07
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Northern New England 0.01
Sora
Porzana carolina
Northern New England 0.01
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
St. Lawrence River Plain 6.7
Northern New England 1.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.9
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.07
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
St. Lawrence River Plain 2.0
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.7
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.1
Northern New England 0.05
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 95.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.8
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.3
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Rock Dove
Columba livia
St. Lawrence River Plain 20.2
Northern New England 8.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.7
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
St. Lawrence River Plain 16.5
Northern New England 13.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 8.3
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.4
Northern New England 0.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.07
Northern New England 0.09
Eastern Screech-owl
Otus asio
Northern New England 0.03
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Northern New England 0.04
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Barred Owl
Strix varia
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.07
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Northern New England 0.04
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.2
Northern New England 6.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.4
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.5
Northern New England 0.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.2
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Yellow-bell. Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 2.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.9
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
St. Lawrence River Plain 2.7
Northern New England 2.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.1
Northern New England 2.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
St. Lawrence River Plain 3.3
Northern New England 2.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.0
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.6
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus borealis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Northern New England 0.04
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
St. Lawrence River Plain 2.4
Northern New England 4.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.4
Yellow-bell. Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.04
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorium
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.9
Northern New England 2.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.7
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.4
Northern New England 1.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
St. Lawrence River Plain 3.3
Northern New England 10.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 7.5
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
St. Lawrence River Plain 4.2
Northern New England 9.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.4
Grt. Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.7
Northern New England 2.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.6
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
St. Lawrence River Plain 9.3
Northern New England 6.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.9
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.4
Northern New England 0.03
Purple Martin
Progne subis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.4
Northern New England 0.01
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
St. Lawrence River Plain 19.9
Northern New England 10.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 14.8
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.04
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
St. Lawrence River Plain 6.8
Northern New England 8.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.8
Cliff Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.3
Northern New England 1.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.3
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
St. Lawrence River Plain 30.6
Northern New England 16.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 13.9
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
St. Lawrence River Plain 10.6
Northern New England 14.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 12.8
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
St. Lawrence River Plain 41.9
Northern New England 21.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 26.5
Common Raven
Corvus corax
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.7
Northern New England 0.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.4
Black-capped Chickadee
Parus atricapillus
St. Lawrence River Plain 14.4
Northern New England 17.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 15.0
Boreal Chickadee
Parus hudsonicus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 0.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 1.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.5
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.8
Northern New England 2.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.1
Northern New England 0.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern New England 0.05
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
St. Lawrence River Plain 2.0
Northern New England 4.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.8
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.4
Northern New England 2.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.5
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Northern New England 0.03
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
St. Lawrence River Plain 2.0
Northern New England 0.7
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.1
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Northern New England 0.07
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.8
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.6
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
St. Lawrence River Plain 7.7
Northern New England 16.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 16.2
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.02
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.6
Northern New England 2.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.2
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
St. Lawrence River Plain 8.8
Northern New England 14.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 11.9
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
St. Lawrence River Plain 67.0
Northern New England 54.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 44.4
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 8.9
Northern New England 12.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.0
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.7
Northern New England 0.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.5
Northern New England 0.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.6
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
St. Lawrence River Plain 15.1
Northern New England 17.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 13.2
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
St. Lawrence River Plain 85.1
Northern New England 37.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 41.1
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.4
Northern New England 2.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.5
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.3
Northern New England 1.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
St. Lawrence River Plain 4.4
Northern New England 3.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.0
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
St. Lawrence River Plain 12.6
Northern New England 40.4
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 31.6
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
Northern New England 0.1
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.05
Northern New England 0.1
Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora peregrina
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Nashville Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.1
Northern New England 0.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.0
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Northern New England 0.03
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
St. Lawrence River Plain 14.8
Northern New England 14.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.5
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.6
Northern New England 15.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 11.5
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.05
Northern New England 1.8
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.7
Cape May Warbler
Dendroica tigrina
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Black-thr. Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 1.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.5
Myrtle Warbler
Dendroica coronata
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.6
Northern New England 4.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.6
Black-th. Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.1
Northern New England 1.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.4
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.3
Northern New England 1.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.6
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Northern New England 0.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata
Northern New England 0.04
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica cerulea
Northern New England 0.01
Black-&-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.6
Northern New England 4.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.7
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
St. Lawrence River Plain 3.5
Northern New England 13.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 7.7
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
St. Lawrence River Plain 4.5
Northern New England 15.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 16.8
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 0.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Northern New England 0.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 0.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
St. Lawrence River Plain 22.3
Northern New England 30.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 22.8
Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Northern New England 0.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.3
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
St. Lawrence River Plain 1.8
Northern New England 4.9
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.2
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
St. Lawrence River Plain 7.7
Northern New England 5.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
St. Lawrence River Plain 3.6
Northern New England 4.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.2
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
St. Lawrence River Plain 5.0
Northern New England 5.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.2
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.2
Northern New England 1.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
St. Lawrence River Plain 13.9
Northern New England 13.1
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 8.6
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
St. Lawrence River Plain 5.5
Northern New England 1.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.4
Northern New England 0.02
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
St. Lawrence River Plain 7.5
Northern New England 1.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.2
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.1
Northern New England 0.02
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
St. Lawrence River Plain 41.4
Northern New England 34.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 25.9
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Northern New England 0.01
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
St. Lawrence River Plain 4.6
Northern New England 3.0
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.9
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
St. Lawrence River Plain 4.7
Northern New England 8.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 18.4
Slate-colored Junco
Junco hyemalis
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.4
Northern New England 3.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.7
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
St. Lawrence River Plain 18.3
Northern New England 6.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 16.3
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
St. Lawrence River Plain 114.9
Northern New England 40.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 36.6
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
St. Lawrence River Plain 5.7
Northern New England 1.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
St. Lawrence River Plain 34.8
Northern New England 18.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 15.6
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
St. Lawrence River Plain 6.2
Northern New England 10.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.4
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Northern New England 0.01
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
St. Lawrence River Plain 5.3
Northern New England 6.6
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.3
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.8
Northern New England 2.2
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.7
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
St. Lawrence River Plain 6.1
Northern New England 8.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.04
Northern New England 0.7
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
St. Lawrence River Plain 19.6
Northern New England 12.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 9.8
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
St. Lawrence River Plain 0.05
Northern New England 0.5
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.9
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
St. Lawrence River Plain 39.0
Northern New England 15.3
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.2