Birds in Vermont
When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.
Species recorded in Vermont on the USGS Breeding Bird Survey, ordered by how consistently they appear on survey routes. Monthly presence describes typical seasonal timing modeled from regional patterns, not month-by-month survey counts. The chart below shows when each is present through the year.
Data updated: August 2026Sources & method · Corrections
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
| Species | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: common | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: common | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| American Robin Turdus migratorius | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| American Goldfinch Spinus tristis | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| European Starling Sturnus vulgaris | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Veery Catharus fuscescens | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
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