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

How Photos Can Save Endangered Species
Birds

How Photos Can Save Endangered Species

Joel Sartore discusses his Audubon cover shot of the imperiled Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, and how that helped the bird survive.

This Week in Ornithology: Domed Nests, Flaky Prairie-Chickens, and More
Birds

This Week in Ornithology: Domed Nests, Flaky Prairie-Chickens, and More

Science shorts based on recently published research.

Free Bird No. 500
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Free Bird No. 500

Learn more about Charlie, the latest Bald Eagle to be returned to the wild by Audubon’s raptor rehabilitation center in Florida.

Birds in Small Spaces
Birds

Birds in Small Spaces

Wildlife organizations are looking for innovative ways to keep birds out of bottles and cages.

Everything You Need to Know About Birds and Planes
Birds

Everything You Need to Know About Birds and Planes

An amazing photo of a crushed jetliner brings safety in the skies into question.

Ancient Chinese Fossil Linked to Modern Birds
Birds

Ancient Chinese Fossil Linked to Modern Birds

A fossil that dates back 130 million years proves that the group that contains modern birds is older than previously predicted.

Crowd-Funding To Keep Three Birds’ Extinction at Bay
Birds

Crowd-Funding To Keep Three Birds’ Extinction at Bay

Australian birds facing evolutionary annihilation can tweet a sigh of relief thanks to a big gift from fellow Aussies.

One Redpoll to Rule Them All
Birds

One Redpoll to Rule Them All

New research shows that Common, Hoary, and Lesser Redpolls aren't genetically discrete.

A Taste Test for Birds
Birds

A Taste Test for Birds

Do birds use their bills to tap into their palates?

How Pigeons Avoid Collisions
Birds

How Pigeons Avoid Collisions

Watch slow motion footage of the birds using their moves to complete a Harvard obstacle course.

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