• Posts tagged with Birds

    Champions Crowned for 3rd Annual Vermont County Bird Quest

    Champions Crowned for 3rd Annual Vermont County Bird Quest

    From the drop of the ball on January 1st to the stare from the yellow eyes of a Snowy Owl…

    Savannah Sparrow

    Connecting with Farmers to Bridge the Gap

    The hallways of the Lake Morey Resort were abuzz last weekend during the annual Vermont Grazing and Livestock Conference in…

    Windsor Cup Winner

    Windsor Cup Winner

    Congratulations to Ed Hack for winning the 2013 Windsor Cup for the second year in a row. This is awarded…

    Kinglets in the Cold

    Kinglets in the Cold

    Before you start reading this, grab a nickel out of your piggy bank and hold it in the palm of…

    Grasshopper Sparrow singing

    Grasshopper Sparrow Listed in Eastern Canada

    Owing to population declines that have been taking place over the past four decades in eastern Canada, the Committee on the…

    An Itinerant Avian Visitor from the South

    An Itinerant Avian Visitor from the South

    Two vagrant birds in a single season do not exactly constitute an “invasion”, but this October’s appearances of two White-eyed…

    Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Day: It's What the Fox Says

    Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Day: It’s What the Fox Says

    Fox Sparrows are coming to a feeder near you! Check out the Vermont eBird data from contributors like you. Some…

    Loon Defending Itself from an Eagle

    Loon Defending Itself from an Eagle

    With the increase in Bald Eagle activity in Vermont, confrontations and flyovers are becoming a more common sight. There were…

    VCE Presents 2013 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

    VCE Presents 2013 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

    Dave Hoag, a life-long resident of Grand Isle, is a man of few words but myriad natural history accomplishments. He’d rather talk about winged creatures than himself any day.

    VCE and Birds Brave the Elements on Final 2013 Mansfield Foray

    VCE and Birds Brave the Elements on Final 2013 Mansfield Foray

    After nearly two months away from our favorite mountain haunt, VCE staff could hardly resist a final Mt. Mansfield “fix”. …