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 to Get Hummingbirds to Come to Your City
Birds

How to Get Hummingbirds to Come to Your City

A makeshift green space can serve as a rest stop for these tiny travelers.

Braving the Elements
Birds

Braving the Elements

Slow-motion video shows how hummingbirds stay the course in bad weather.

Are Brightly Colored Males Really the Best Mates?
Birds

Are Brightly Colored Males Really the Best Mates?

New research is questioning one of the most accepted theories about bird feathers and sexual selection.

Owls Do Not Enjoy Joy Rides
Birds

Owls Do Not Enjoy Joy Rides

The do’s and don’ts of helping injured owls.

Don’t Feed the Waterfowl
Birds

Don’t Feed the Waterfowl

You don’t like stale bread, and neither do birds.

New South American Bird Species Discovered in Old Museum Drawer
Birds

New South American Bird Species Discovered in Old Museum Drawer

A group of tropical passerines adds another member to its ranks (sort of).

Aboot Time
Birds

Aboot Time

Enthusiastic Canadians are debating which bird to select as their national symbol.

Abundant Geese, Coming Right Up
Birds

Abundant Geese, Coming Right Up

Is eating overpopulous animals a good conservation strategy?

The Brassiest Bird in the West
Birds

The Brassiest Bird in the West

This resourceful bird persists on the rugged range.

Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Birds

Early to Bed, Early to Rise

Does the unexpected darkness during a solar eclipse have any effect on birds?

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