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
Get Involved

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

Bald Eagles Come to the Big Apple
Birds

Bald Eagles Come to the Big Apple

For the first time, the once-endangered bird is nesting in New York City.

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?

What Is a Seahawk, Anyway?
Birds

What Is a Seahawk, Anyway?

The mascot behind one of the NFL's most popular teams isn't actually a real bird. So what is it?

Attenborough Finds Paradise
Birds

Attenborough Finds Paradise

The famous naturalist casts the birds-of-paradise in his new BBC film, the culmination of a 40-year-long love affair with these creatures.

Pope Francis Swaps Balloons for Doves
Birds

Pope Francis Swaps Balloons for Doves

Nothing derails a peace offering quite like a vicious attack by killer birds, but polluting the planet is a runner-up.

Who's Who
Birds

Who's Who

These owls may wear the same game face, but when it comes to personality, they’re as different as day and night.

Raising Dinos From the Dead
Birds

Raising Dinos From the Dead

Two artists reconstruct ancient creatures based on fossils.

Love in the Air
Birds

Love in the Air

Even in the bird world, romance can get messy.

Proceed With Caution
Birds

Proceed With Caution

Baby Cinereous Mourners disguise themselves to look like caterpillars, and researchers have the photos to prove it.

Birding Resources
Birds

Birding Resources

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