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Mount Mansfield Songbird Focal Species

Since 1991, seventy-five bird species have been captured on Mansfield. But we focus our efforts on six songbirds:

Bicknell’s Thrush (BITH) – Catharus bicknelli

Bicknell’s Thrush © Tom Rogers

Swainson’s Thrush (SWTH) – Catharus ustulatus

Swainson’s Thrush © Nathanial Sharp

Myrtle Warbler (MYWA) – Setophaga coronata coronata

Myrtle Warbler © Nathanial Sharp

Blackpoll Warbler (BLPW) – Setophaga striata

Blackpoll Warbler © Alden Wicker

White-Throated Sparrow (WTSP) – Zonotrichia albicollis

White-Throated Sparrow © Kathlin Simpkins, iNaturalist licensed under CC0

Slate-colored Junco (SCJU) – Junco hyemalis hyemalis

Slate-colored Junco © Nathanial Sharp