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

What's an Antbird Without an Ant?
Birds

What's an Antbird Without an Ant?

In Costa Rica, dozens of bird species rely on army ants to lead them to food. What will happen if global warming drives the ants away?

Why Would A Crow Ride an Eagle?
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Why Would A Crow Ride an Eagle?

Bird expert Kenn Kaufman explains the science behind this bizarre encounter.

BP to Pay $18.7 Billion in Damages for Deepwater Horizon Spill
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BP to Pay $18.7 Billion in Damages for Deepwater Horizon Spill

The settlement, which will be paid to the federal government and five affected states, is the largest in history.

Cat Owners Turn a Blind Eye to Pets’ Violence
Birds

Cat Owners Turn a Blind Eye to Pets’ Violence

Even telling them how many animals their cats kill doesn’t help.

Rare Albino Raven Murdered
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Rare Albino Raven Murdered

A rehabbed corvid’s caretaker wants to find its killer before it's too late.

Rachel and Steve Left Chick-less After Eagle Raids Nest
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Rachel and Steve Left Chick-less After Eagle Raids Nest

In almost the blink of an eye, the predator snatched up both Osprey chicks (video).

A Songbird for Mountaineers
Birds

A Songbird for Mountaineers

To find the elusive Bicknell's Thrush, be patient—and start climbing.

The Birds of British Petroleum
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The Birds of British Petroleum

Five years after the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, the author of The Tarball Chronicles grabs his binoculars and returns to the scene of the slime.

Jailbird Parrots Return to the Wild...As Fugitives
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Jailbird Parrots Return to the Wild...As Fugitives

A parrot rehabber defies the law to set her birds free.

An Elegy for America's Oldest Bald Eagle
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An Elegy for America's Oldest Bald Eagle

Eagle 629-03142 lived to see its species come back from the brink—and even played a role in the recovery.

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