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 Gannets' Dinner Guest
Birds

The Gannets' Dinner Guest

An award-winning photographer chats about getting in the water with the graceful seabirds.

The Eager Eagle Finder
Birds

The Eager Eagle Finder

Filmmaker Charlie Engelman dreamt of glimpsing one Bald Eagle, but saw hundreds instead.

The Weasel That Could
Birds

The Weasel That Could

The science behind the Snickers-sized weasel’s unlikely attack on a resourceful Green Woodpecker.

Seattle Girl Befriends Neighborhood Crows, Making Bird Lovers Everywhere Jealous
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Seattle Girl Befriends Neighborhood Crows, Making Bird Lovers Everywhere Jealous

In return for food, Gabi Mann gets some bizarre gifts from her feathered allies.

Western Gull and Brandt's Cormorant Facing Off
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Western Gull and Brandt's Cormorant Facing Off

Mark Drawbridge's eye on two birds eyeing each other.

Crowd Sourcing to Catch a Bird Thief
Birds

Crowd Sourcing to Catch a Bird Thief

One Washington state bird rehabilitator is desperate to retrieve more than 50 stolen exotics.

Owl Fixation
Birds

Owl Fixation

First came owl cafes; now, owl bars. Why can’t we leave these predators alone?

March of the Penguins: Preventive Care Edition
Birds

March of the Penguins: Preventive Care Edition

Take a tip from the pros about walking on winter ice

Where Are All the Queen Birds?
Birds

Where Are All the Queen Birds?

Kings greatly outnumber queens when it comes to bird names.

World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Could Shape Seabird Behavior
Birds

World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Could Shape Seabird Behavior

Some birds dodge turbine blades, but others alter their routes to avoid them altogether.

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