Blackpoll Backpacker
VCE’s first 2014 foray to our long-term study site on the Mt. Mansfield ridgeline made some history. This marks our…
Another Lucky Loon
This morning (June 5) a friend of VCE’s seasonal loon assistant, Angela Apicelli, came across a loon sitting at the…
Fish & Wildlife and VTrans Partner to Save Snakes
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has partnered with the Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation and the Vermont Agency…
Wildlife Officials Seek Help Tracking Tagged Bear
A young black bear has been getting into bird feeders and garbage cans in southeastern Vermont and the Fish &…
Birdathon 2014: By foot and float yields over 100 species
The VCE team opted for our customary low-carbon Birdathon this spring, but swapped hiking boots and mountain bikes for water…
VCE Launches a New Radio Program
Turn on, tune in and go out. Outdoors, that is. VCE and Vermont Public Radio on Thursday launch a new…
Butterflies Meet Big Data and Social Media
Breaking News from VCE NORWICH, Vermont – VCE and a team of biologists from the U.S. and Canada today launched an…
Penguin Dancing Season
The loon season is upon us and the birds are back setting up and defending their territories from intruder loons….
From Barely a Peep to a Cacophony
It’s a warm spring evening. The sun has set. Down in the valley, there is a chorus erupting, and up…
And the late ice-out winner is….?
And the winner is … Little Averill Lake up on the Canadian border on May 6 or 7. Last week,…
April Photo-observation of the Month Winner
The iNaturalist Vermont April photo-observation of the month by popular vote was The Scribbler. The caterpillars of this tiny geometrid…
Boreal Birds Need Half
One of the world’s greatest migrations is happening now. Billions of migratory birds are heading from the U.S., Central and…
Grassland Bird “Ambassadors” Talk Future and Outreach
A cool rainy day was well-spent indoors this weekend at the Grafton County UNH Cooperative Extension office for a discussion…
It’s Birdathon Time!
Team VCE is gearing up for another low-carbon Birdathon on May 20. After some dawn birding on-foot to a diversity…
Please Give Nesting Bald Eagles Space
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking bird-watchers to give nesting bald eagles a hand this spring by enjoying…
Back from the Nearly Dead
Just a few days ago they were frozen rock hard, a frog-sicle. But today, they are barking up a storm in…
First Loon Sighting – Lake Dunmore
The grips of winter eased up on Lake Dunmore with the ice breaking up on April 13. A resident of…
Grassland Birds Field Technician Position Available for Surveys in VT and NH
The Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE), in partnership with Massachusetts Audubon, is seeking a temporary field technician to complete grassland…
White Nose Syndrome Continues to Spread
Wisconsin now joins 23 other states in documenting the presence of the bat disease white-nose syndrome (WNS). According to the…
March Photo-observation of the Month
It seems that Vermont iNaturalists are behaving like the weather. They just can’t let go of winter. The March winner…
Results of New Hampshire Bat Hibernacula Surveys Dismal
Recent surveys for bats in New Hampshire hibernacula, places where bats spend the winter, resulted in biologists finding a total…
Vote for the March iNaturalist Vermont Observation of the Month
Here are the candidates for the March iNaturalist Vermont observation contest selected by Kyle Jones. Take a look (or listen!)…
Grassland Birders Sought to be ‘out standing in the field’ This Summer
Birders across New England are invited to greet the sunrise and enjoy the tumbling song of the bobolink on clear…
Vernal Volunteers Wanted
The Vermont Vernal Pool Mapping Project needs volunteers to field-verify potential vernal pools. Visit our interactive online map to see all…
Conservation Action in New England Grasslands
Inextricably tied to our open lands, grassland birds thrive or perish with actions of private landowners. Therein lies both the…
New Threats to Bicknell’s Thrush
A NEWS RELEASE from VCE – March 18, 2014 NORWICH, VT – A rare songbird that breeds in the U.S….
Marten Population Continues to Expand in Vermont
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department believes there is an expanding population of American marten in Vermont. Marten are small…
February Photo-observation of the Month Winner
February’s theme was “food” and the photo-observations submitted to iNaturalist Vermont, a project of the Vermont Atlas of Life, were…
Blackbird Backlash- Going Beyond Conserving the Cute and Cuddly
The Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz is in full swing, and opening weekend was a huge success. Birders from all…
Birding for Science: Dendroica
Are you looking to get involved in a citizen science bird monitoring project? Would you like to brush up on…
