Birds

Yellow-rumped Warbler Photo: Noah Browning/Audubon Photography Awards

Birds in Vermont

Audubon Vermont works under National Audubon’s Atlantic Flyway Initiative to protect birds and their habitats in Vermont.  Our science-based approach works to save birds through conservation, education, and advocacy.  We collaborate with landowners, land managers, government agencies, and private industry to improve habitat quality for priority bird species. Birds that nest in Vermont’s forests, shrublands and grasslands benefit from our habitat restoration efforts on working lands, and Vermont’s endangered species recovery efforts have seen measurable successes throughout the State.

Bird Banding to Track Migration
Conservation

Bird Banding to Track Migration

Tracking bird migration with the MAPS bird banding station at the Green Mountain Audubon Center.

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Audubon Christmas Bird Count - Vermont Circles
Get Involved

Audubon Christmas Bird Count- Vermont Circles

The Christmas Bird Count is a great time to get together with local bird enthusiasts, to count birds, and to participate in one of the longest-running community science programs in the nation.

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Priority Birds in Vermont

National Audubon has identified 32 priority bird species within the Atlantic Flyway.  These species are threatened in terms of their long-term survival and embody a range of other birds and wildlife that share the same habitat conditions.  Vermont’s priority bird species include species that nest in forests, shrublands, and grasslands.  Learn more...

Bird-Friendly Maple Project
Working Lands

Bird-Friendly Maple Project

Collaborating to keep sugarbush habitat sweet for songbirds

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How to Stop Cats from Killing Birds
Birds

How to Stop Cats from Killing Birds

A cat owner and avian ecologist found an effective solution to a perennial problem. But will other cat owners use it?

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Birds in the News

Distinguished Group of Senators Stands Up in Defense of Key Bird Law
News

Distinguished Group of Senators Stands Up in Defense of Key Bird Law

Ten Senators urge Secretary Ryan Zinke to protect birds and interpret the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the same manner as administrations from both parties the past 40 years.

How to Help Owls and Other Raptors After Snowstorms
Birds

How to Help Owls and Other Raptors After Snowstorms

Birds can often appear distressed during the winter. Not all need to be rescued, but when they do, call a pro.

The Bizarre Walk of the Western Grebe Caught on Camera
Birds

The Bizarre Walk of the Western Grebe Caught on Camera

Western Grebes famously run on water, but few ornithologists have seen them using their aquatic feet to scamper across land.

Why Is This Northern Cardinal Yellow?
Birds

Why Is This Northern Cardinal Yellow?

Yes, that is a cardinal. We asked experts how this redbird might have gotten its golden feathers.

John James Audubon Made a Mardi Gras Appearance
Birds

John James Audubon Made a Mardi Gras Appearance

The Rex parade, New Orleans’ oldest Mardi Gras parade, featured the naturalist in a celebration of the city’s history.

Dame refugio: ¿Cómo sobreviven las aves a una tormenta de nieve?
Birds

Dame refugio: ¿Cómo sobreviven las aves a una tormenta de nieve?

Las aves se las ingenian para hacer frente a condiciones climáticas extremas, como las de los últimos días en Estados Unidos.

The Search and Recovery of Condor Chick 871, Wildfire Survivor
Birds

The Search and Recovery of Condor Chick 871, Wildfire Survivor

When the Thomas Fire approached a California Condor nest last month, the chick’s radio signal went dark. Biologists recently returned to the burn area to find her.

Audubon Photography Awards Traveling Exhibit
Birds

Audubon Photography Awards Traveling Exhibit

Coming to Burlington and Montpelier

BuzzFeed Asked a Bunch of Bird Questions—and We Answered
Birds

BuzzFeed Asked a Bunch of Bird Questions—and We Answered

“I like birds as much as the next guy.” So do we, BuzzFeed. So do we.

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