First Breeding Record of the Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) in Vermont

We report the first breeding record of Coragyps atratus (Black Vulture) in Vermont. The birds nested in a dilapidated barn in downtown Burlington, and successfully reared a single chick despite the barn's partial demolition shortly after the chick hatched. This record represents the northernmost breeding record in the US for the species. whose US range has extended steadily northwards in the past century.