2003-2006 Results

Atlas progress

Google Map of blocks: New! Open or save file, unzip it, and double-click. You need Google Earth to use this file (free to download from their website). This is a kmz file of all priority blocks labeled with number of species. Click the map for block name and number of confirmations.

Clickable map: displays exact number of species and confirmed species for the block you select.

Pdf map of entire state: symbolically displpays the number of species and confirmations of each block.
( Note that some additional data have been entered since these maps were created).

See an uncompleted block that you'd like to survey? Contact us!

2006 Whip-poor-will Survey Results
In collaboration with the Northeast Partners in Flight Working Group, VINS organized Whip-poor-will surveys and conducted a media blitz asking people to call in their Whip-poor-will sightings. Results from surveys throughout the Northeast are presented.

Species maps

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DISCLAMER: We are comparing 4 years of data from this atlas with 5 years from the first atlas. This is not a completely accurate comparison, but may give us some insight into what the final results may yield. For comparison purposes, the maps below depict results from ONLY blocks covered in both the first AND second atlas.

Some examples of species possibly exhibiting changes in their distributions since the first atlas. For discussion see winter issues of The Wingbeat in Newsletters.

* we don't know whether we are missing these birds, or if they truly have lower occurrence or a reduced range in Vermont. This is why it is so important to get all of the priority blocks covered adequately.