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Mass Audubon State of the Birds

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Veery
Catharus fuscescens

The haunting and ethereal song of the Veery is a familiar sound in wet forests throughout Massachusetts where the species is a very widespread breeder.
Conservation Status
No Action: Likely Increase

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Highly Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.54
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.25
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
-0.29
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
-24.70
National Audubon Societyb
Climate Threatened
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
612
Atlas II Blocks
757
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
63
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
72
Percent change
110

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
-0.8%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
26
Recent trend 2000-2010
-0.5%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Forest, Forested Wetland

Wintering

Does not winter in Massachusetts

Climate Suitability Current and 2050