Posts by Anna Peel

Field Report: How the Birds Are Doing on Mount Mansfield This Summer

Our Slate-Colored Junco capture numbers are half of what they were last year, although all of our other target species are visiting our nets at roughly the same or higher rates as 2024.

2024 Updates from Mount Mansfield and Mount Washington

The summer of 2024 marked VCE’s 33rd season working atop Mount Mansfield, and its first summer season banding Bicknell’s Thrush on Mount Washington since 2011.

Mount Mansfield 2024 Midseason Report

With six trips up to Mount Mansfield’s peak and five trips to Mount Washington under our belts, VCE’s banding team is well into our summer 2024 montane bird banding and monitoring efforts! Battling rain, wind, chill, and scorching heat has been the baseline for this summer, but although perfect weather has been elusive, the birds we seek have not.