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

Black-crowned Night-heron Is Ready for its Close-up
Birds

Black-crowned Night-heron Is Ready for its Close-up

One dauntless bird mugs for Patricia Corapi's camera.

No, Barred Owls Are Not Trying to Kill You
Birds

No, Barred Owls Are Not Trying to Kill You

Some Oregon joggers have learned the hard way just how protective these raptors can be when nesting.

A Funeral for Crows
Birds

A Funeral for Crows

It's not just about mourning a fellow corvid.

The Champion Egg-Layers of the Bird World
Birds

The Champion Egg-Layers of the Bird World

When it comes to reproductive investment, which birds win? Not the ones you were expecting.

Rare Helmeted Hornbills Found on Black Market
Birds

Rare Helmeted Hornbills Found on Black Market

Undercover agents have discovered a fresh and growing appetite for hornbill jewelry, ornaments, and trinkets in Asia.

Fancy Pigeons and Mike Tyson Collide in Grand National Pigeon Show
Birds

Fancy Pigeons and Mike Tyson Collide in Grand National Pigeon Show

While you were watching the Super Bowl, real birds were competing in a slightly different sport.

What's a Human Doing in My Wildlife Documentary?
Birds

What's a Human Doing in My Wildlife Documentary?

PBS launches a new series that questions the very definition of the nature-filming niche.

California Waterbirds Hit With Mysterious Goo
Birds

California Waterbirds Hit With Mysterious Goo

With dead ducks and grebes washing ashore in San Francisco Bay, how do wildlife organizations cope with puzzling toxic spills?

Chicks, Like Humans, Count from Left to Right
Birds

Chicks, Like Humans, Count from Left to Right

New research shows chickens may imagine bigger values to the right, suggesting the mental number line originated millions of years ago.

20 New Bird Species for Myanmar
Birds

20 New Bird Species for Myanmar

A four-year-long count yields over a thousand avian species for the South Asian country.

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