• SOFB Guild Assignments

    Species included in 12 ecological guilds, Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program results, 1989-2013. Species listed alphabetically within each guild. (Download the table)

    Guild Category Guild Species

    Breeding

    (1 Guild)

    Single-brooded

    (58 species)

    Alder Flycatcher

    American Crow

    American Goldfinch

    American Redstart

    Baltimore Oriole

    Bay-breasted Warbler

    Black-and-white Warbler

    Blackburnian Warbler

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Blackpoll Warbler

    Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Black-throated Green Warbler

    Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

    Blue-headed Vireo

    Bobolink

    Boreal Chickadee

    Brown Creeper

    Canada Warbler

    Cape May Warbler

    Cedar Waxwing

    Cerulean Warbler

    Chestnut-sided Warbler

    Chimney Swift

    Common Raven

    Eastern Kingbird

    Eastern Wood-Pewee

    Great Crested Flycatcher

    Least Flycatcher

    Louisiana Waterthrush

    Magnolia Warbler

    Mourning Warbler

    Nashville Warbler

    Northern Parula

    Northern Waterthrush

    Olive-sided Flycatcher

    Ovenbird

    Philadelphia Vireo

    Pine Siskin

    Pine Warbler

    Red-breasted Nuthatch

    Red-eyed Vireo

    Rose-breasted Grosbeak

    Scarlet Tanager

    Swainson’s Thrush

    Tennessee Warbler

    Tree Swallow

    Tufted Titmouse

    Veery

    Warbling Vireo

    White-breasted Nuthatch

    White-eyed Vireo

    Willow Flycatcher

    Winter Wren

    Wood Thrush

    Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

    Yellow Warbler

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Yellow-throated Vireo

    Insectivore Foraging

    (5 Guilds)

    Aerial Insectivores

    (11 species)

    Alder Flycatcher

    Chimney Swift

    Eastern Kingbird

    Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Wood-Pewee

    Great Crested Flycatcher

    Least Flycatcher

    Olive-sided Flycatcher

    Tree Swallow

    Willow Flycatcher

    Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

    Bark-probers

    (11 species)

    Black-and-white Warbler

    Black-backed Woodpecker

    Brown Creeper

    Downy Woodpecker

    Hairy Woodpecker

    Pileated Woodpecker

    Pine Warbler

    Red-bellied Woodpecker

    Red-breasted Nuthatch

    Unidentified Woodpecker

    White-breasted Nuthatch

    Ground Gleaners

    (5 species)

    Hermit Thrush

    Mourning Warbler

    Ovenbird

    Winter Wren

    Yellow-shafted Flicker

    High Canopy Foragers

    (14 species)

    Bay-breasted Warbler

    Blackburnian Warbler

    Black-throated Green Warbler

    Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

    Cape May Warbler

    Cerulean Warbler

    Northern Parula

    Philadelphia Vireo

    Red-eyed Vireo

    Scarlet Tanager

    Tennessee Warbler

    Warbling Vireo

    White-winged Crossbill

    Yellow-throated Vireo

    Low Canopy Foragers

    (20 species)

    American Redstart

    Black-billed Cuckoo

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Blackpoll Warbler

    Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Blue-headed Vireo

    Boreal Chickadee

    Canada Warbler

    Chestnut-sided Warbler

    Common Yellowthroat

    Eastern Phoebe

    Golden-crowned Kinglet

    House Wren

    Magnolia Warbler

    Nashville Warbler

    Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Tufted Titmouse

    Yellow Warbler

    Yellow-billed Cuckoo

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Migratory Strategy

    (3 Guilds)

    Neotropical Migrants

    (33 species)

    American Redstart

    Baltimore Oriole

    Bay-breasted Warbler

    Black-and-white Warbler

    Blackburnian Warbler

    Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Black-throated Green Warbler

    Canada Warbler

    Chestnut-sided Warbler

    Common Yellowthroat

    Eastern wood-Pewee

    Great Crested Flycatcher

    Grey Catbird

    Least Flycatcher

    Magnolia Warbler

    Mourning Warbler

    Nashville Warbler

    Northern Parula

    Northern Waterthrush

    Olive-sided Flycatcher

    Ovenbird

    Philadelphia Vireo

    Pine Warbler

    Red-eyed Vireo

    Rose-breasted Grosbeak

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Scarlet Tanager

    Swainson’s Thrush

    Veery

    Warbling Vireo

    Wood Thrush

    Yellow Warbler

    Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Residents

    (10 species)

    American Crow

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Blue Jay

    Boreal Chickadee

    Common Raven

    Downy Woodpecker

    Hairy Woodpecker

    Pileated Woodpecker

    Unidentified Woodpecker

    Wild Turkey

    Short-distance Migrants

    (17 species)

    American Goldfinch

    American Robin

    Blue-headed Vireo

    Brown Creeper

    Brown-headed Cowbird

    Cedar Waxwing

    Hermit Thrush

    Purple Finch

    Red-breasted Nuthatch

    Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Slate-colored Junco

    Song Sparrow

    White-breasted Nuthatch

    White-throated Sparrow

    Winter Wren

    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

    Yellow-shafted Flicker

    Nest Location

    (3 Guilds)

    Canopy Nesters

    (28 species)

    American Crow

    American Redstart

    Baltimore Oriole

    Bay-breasted Warbler

    Blackburnian Warbler

    Black-throated Green Warbler

    Blue Jay

    Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

    Blue-headed Vireo

    Cedar Waxwing

    Cerulean Warbler

    Common Raven

    Eastern Kingbird

    Eastern Wood-Pewee

    Golden-crowned Kinglet

    Least Flycatcher

    Mourning Dove

    Northern Parula

    Pine Warbler

    Purple Finch

    Rose-breasted Grosbeak

    Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Scarlet Tanager

    Warbling Vireo

    White-winged Crossbill

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Yellow-throated Vireo

    Ground Nesters

    (14 species)

    Black-and-white Warbler

    Canada Warbler

    Eastern Towhee

    Hermit Thrush

    Louisiana Waterthrush

    Mourning Warbler

    Nashville Warbler

    Northern Waterthrush

    Ovenbird

    Slate-colored Junco

    Veery

    White-throated Sparrow

    Winter Wren

    Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

    Shrub Nesters

    (19 species)

    Alder Flycatcher

    American Goldfinch

    American Robin

    Black-billed Cuckoo

    Blackpoll Warbler

    Black-throated Blue Warbler

    Chestnut-sided Warbler

    Chipping Sparrow

    Common Yellowthroat

    Indigo Bunting

    Magnolia Warbler

    Northern Cardinal

    Red-eyed Vireo

    Red-winged Blackbird

    Swainson’s Thrush

    Willow Flycatcher

    Wood Thrush

    Yellow Warbler

    Yellow-billed Cuckoo