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

The West’s Water Crisis Is Still Really Bad for Birds
Birds

The West’s Water Crisis Is Still Really Bad for Birds

Climate change and water diversion are drying up essential wildlife sanctuaries for migrating and local birds.

Hope for the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird
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Hope for the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird

The recent decision to list the bird as endangered could help target smugglers and open research opportunities.

Birds Are Taking Over the World, One GoPro at a Time
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Birds Are Taking Over the World, One GoPro at a Time

Compared to humans, birds may actually be better amateur cameramen.

The 4-H Show Will Go On (Minus the Chickens)
Birds

The 4-H Show Will Go On (Minus the Chickens)

What do you do when bird flu threatens to ruin a beloved summer ritual? Get creative.

Piping Plover Protection Pays Off in New York
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Piping Plover Protection Pays Off in New York

These tiny threatened shorebirds are reclaiming their ancestral habitat in Lake Ontario.

Avian Accomplice Meets Its Demise During El Chapo Jailbreak
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Avian Accomplice Meets Its Demise During El Chapo Jailbreak

Mexico’s notorious drug kingpin might have recruited a sparrow for his escape from a maximum-security prison.

What Made All of Seahorse Key’s Birds Jump Ship?
Birds

What Made All of Seahorse Key’s Birds Jump Ship?

In May, thousands of birds fled their Florida island. Here are some theories on why the birds bailed.

Why Is This Golden Eagle Getting a Massage?
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Why Is This Golden Eagle Getting a Massage?

All that pampering is probably making this bird very content.

Keeping Peregrines Safe From Their Fan Club
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Keeping Peregrines Safe From Their Fan Club

Maine’s Acadia National Park hosts beautiful birds, and a ton of tourists. Here's how the two get along.

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