2016 VBRC Report.pdf (213.78 kB)
Thirty-sixth Annual Report of the Vermont Bird Records Committee
The 36th annual report of the VBRC covers the evaluation of 48 records involving 31 species and 2 subspecies. Forty records were accepted (83%) with the majority (n=35 records) decided unanimously. There were no first state records for any species during this period. The first fully documented subspecies record for Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni ) observed in Windsor, Vermont was accepted. With no additions or subtractions this year, the official Vermont State Bird Checklist remains at 388 species, representing 22 orders and 61 families of birds. There have been 202 species found breeding in the state.