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
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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
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

Knights in Shining Fur: The Fight to Save Australia's Littlest Penguins
Birds

Knights in Shining Fur: The Fight to Save Australia's Littlest Penguins

Most dogs harass nesting birds. But maremma dogs helped revive a penguin colony off of Australia's coast.

What It’s Like to Judge the Duck Stamp Contest
Birds

What It’s Like to Judge the Duck Stamp Contest

Audubon’s own Connie Sanchez was one of this year’s judges. She gives us the inside scoop.

6 Ways to Help Sage-grouse Right Now
Birds

6 Ways to Help Sage-grouse Right Now

The Greater Sage-grouse won’t be listed under the Endangered Species Act, but that doesn’t mean important conservation opportunities aren’t ongoing.

Unprecedented Conservation Efforts Keep Greater Sage-Grouse Off Endangered Species List
Birds

Unprecedented Conservation Efforts Keep Greater Sage-Grouse Off Endangered Species List

After more than a decade of work, the collaborative approach to protecting the bird pays off.

Parrot Perps and a Foul Owl: A Roundup of Troublesome Birds
Birds

Parrot Perps and a Foul Owl: A Roundup of Troublesome Birds

Perching on presidents’ heads, swearing at old ladies—read about recent avian offenses from around the world.

Watch a Kiwi Re-Learn to Walk on a Custom Treadmill
Birds

Watch a Kiwi Re-Learn to Walk on a Custom Treadmill

The gym: It’s not just for humans anymore.

Making the 9/11 Memorial Lights Bird-Safe
Birds

Making the 9/11 Memorial Lights Bird-Safe

Migrating songbirds can get caught in the memorial’s beams of light. Here’s how NYC Audubon gets them out.

Five Bird Calls That Will Make You Laugh
Birds

Five Bird Calls That Will Make You Laugh

Check out these dumb (but endearing) sounds, courtesy of The Birdist.

Why a Hawk Is a Hummingbird’s Best Friend
Birds

Why a Hawk Is a Hummingbird’s Best Friend

The raptors help keep predators away from the tiny birds, new research shows.

Birds Don’t Like (Fake) Traffic
Birds

Birds Don’t Like (Fake) Traffic

An experimental roadway of noise shows how the sound of traffic scares and hurts birds.

How you can help, right now