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

An Avian Ballet of 2,000 Illuminated Pigeons Streaks the New York City Sky
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An Avian Ballet of 2,000 Illuminated Pigeons Streaks the New York City Sky

Artist and pigeon trainer Duke Riley recasts a reviled bird in a transformative light.

A Newly Proposed Rule Would Loosen Protections for Eagles in the U.S.
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A Newly Proposed Rule Would Loosen Protections for Eagles in the U.S.

It might soon be legal to kill 4,200 Bald Eagles a year. Here’s why federal scientists think that’s okay.

Premios de Fotografía Audubon 2016: Las 100 mejores imágenes
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Premios de Fotografía Audubon 2016: Las 100 mejores imágenes

Por primera vez, hay un urogallo de las artemisas.

What Would Happen If We Brought Birds Back From The Dead?
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What Would Happen If We Brought Birds Back From The Dead?

Scientists are striving to resurrect extinct species, but if it works, they may not come back to the same habitat they left.

Will a Bald Eagle Eat Your Outdoor Cat?
Birds

Will a Bald Eagle Eat Your Outdoor Cat?

No, because it’s way too much effort.

Peregrinos pasan la noche junto a un fotógrafo afuera del departamento de un hombre en Chicago
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Peregrinos pasan la noche junto a un fotógrafo afuera del departamento de un hombre en Chicago

Un nido en el macetero ofrece la oportunidad perfecta para tomar imágenes en primer plano de una intrépida familia de halcones.

Nace en Louisiana la primera Grulla Blanca salvaje desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial
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Nace en Louisiana la primera Grulla Blanca salvaje desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial

¿Es posible que una grulla bebé albergue las esperanzas de una especie entera en peligro de extinción?

The 2016 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100
Birds

The 2016 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100

For the first time ever, there’s a sage-grouse.

Day 8: On to Ojito de Agua!
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Day 8: On to Ojito de Agua!

After a series of unfortunate events, Gallagher and the team finally reach their camp in Humbolt National Park.

Endangered Hawaiian Bird Immortalized In Space
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Endangered Hawaiian Bird Immortalized In Space

Thanks to a science teacher in India, an asteroid has been named after the critically endangered Akikiki.

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