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
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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
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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
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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

9 Fun Facts About Turkeys
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9 Fun Facts About Turkeys

From Ben Franklin to visual prowess, here are nine reasons to talk turkey.

Want to Attract Beautiful Backyard Birds? Try These Tailored Recipes
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Want to Attract Beautiful Backyard Birds? Try These Tailored Recipes

Purple Finches prefer berries while chickadees go for pie crust. Learn the right combos for the right birds here.

6 Fowl That Are Not to Be Forgotten
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6 Fowl That Are Not to Be Forgotten

Turkeys and chickens tend to get all of the attention. Spread the love and learn about six other fowl.

What The Last Ice Age Tells Us About Protecting Birds from Climate Change Now
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What The Last Ice Age Tells Us About Protecting Birds from Climate Change Now

Millennia ago, more than 20 bird species in the Caribbean vanished. Here’s how we can use that fact to better protect birds this time.

Why Were French Conservationists Attacked by a Pants-less Poacher?
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Why Were French Conservationists Attacked by a Pants-less Poacher?

For years, the League for the Protection of Birds has tried to end songbird trapping. This week, they took matters into their own hands...and bore the unpleasant result.

How Loggers Can Help Save the Endangered Fish Owl
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How Loggers Can Help Save the Endangered Fish Owl

Researchers have spent nearly a decade studying these elusive birds. Now loggers are stepping up to protect them.

The Fight to Stop An Oil Pipeline (On Rails) In Its Tracks
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The Fight to Stop An Oil Pipeline (On Rails) In Its Tracks

New trains, terminals, and refineries proposed in the Northwest put wildlife and communities at risk. Here’s how locals are taking action.

Why the Golden-cheeked Warbler Must Stay Listed
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Why the Golden-cheeked Warbler Must Stay Listed

In an op-ed for the San Antonio Express-News, Audubon CEO David Yarnold explains why the Texan songbird needs the Endangered Species Act's support.

Audubon New York Rallies Support Against TNR Legislation
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Audubon New York Rallies Support Against TNR Legislation

This week, Governor Cuomo vetoed legislation that would have been bad for birds—in part thanks to thousands of letters sent by on-the-ground activists.

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