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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ground Gleaners (5 species) |
Hermit Thrush Mourning Warbler Ovenbird Winter Wren Yellow-shafted Flicker |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Residents (10 species) |
American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Blue Jay Boreal Chickadee Common Raven Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Unidentified Woodpecker Wild Turkey |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
