• Posts tagged with migration

    Of Birds and Buckets: Nocturnal Flight Call Recordings Shine A Light on Migration Timing

    Of Birds and Buckets: Nocturnal Flight Call Recordings Shine A Light on Migration Timing

    Most of our knowledge regarding the migration timing of songbirds comes from birding observations made during the day, even though much of the actual migration occurs at night. Is this a problem? As it turns out, it might be.

    Fir Mast and Winter Weather Drives Survival in a Montane Forest Bird Species

    Fir Mast and Winter Weather Drives Survival in a Montane Forest Bird Species

    Recently published VCE paper describes unexpected findings in the quest to understand how environmental processes shape the population dynamics of Bicknell’s Thrush throughout their annual cycle.

    Chocolate: It's for the Birds

    Chocolate: It’s for the Birds

    Help us spread the word about an exciting initiative to conserve Bicknell’s Thrush wintering habitat. And eat more cacao. It’s good for you and the birds!

    New VCE Study Reveals Surprising Upland Sandpiper Migration Patterns

    New VCE Study Reveals Surprising Upland Sandpiper Migration Patterns

    VCE’s recent paper describes surprising new information about migratory patterns of Upland Sandpipers.

    Field Guide to September 2019

    Field Guide to September 2019

    Here is your field guide to some amazing migrations happening right now, and a few other natural history tidbits to look for this fall.

    Indian Pipe, also known as Ghost Pipe, sticks its pale, non-photosynthetic stalks and flowers up through the forest floor in late summer. / © K.P. McFarland

    Field Guide to August 2019

    We’ve still got plenty of summer here in Vermont and points north. In this edition of VCE’s monthly field guide to nature, we’ll celebrate a few audacious summer insects – but we’ll also alert you to animals on the move.

    From New England to Colombia, Migratory Species Rely on Grassland Ambassadors - Part III

    From New England to Colombia, Migratory Species Rely on Grassland Ambassadors – Part III

    VCE biologist Rosalind Renfrew spent three weeks in Colombia with conservation partners Asociación Calidris for migratory grassland bird research and outreach. Read this final post of a three-part series about this incredible shared learning experience.

    From New England to Colombia, Migratory Species Rely on Grassland Ambassadors - Part II

    From New England to Colombia, Migratory Species Rely on Grassland Ambassadors – Part II

    VCE biologist Rosalind Renfrew spent three weeks in Colombia with conservation partners Asociación Calidris for migratory grassland bird research and outreach. Read part two of a three-part series about this incredible shared learning experience.

    Live Updates: Tracking Upland Sandpiper Trans-hemispheric Migration

    Live Updates: Tracking Upland Sandpiper Trans-hemispheric Migration

    Follow Konza the Upland Sandpiper on her migration journey! We will post updated maps every few days to show where Konza travels, stops, and overwinters. Where will she go next?

    From New England to Colombia, Migratory Species Rely on Grassland Ambassadors

    From New England to Colombia, Migratory Species Rely on Grassland Ambassadors

    VCE biologist Rosalind Renfrew spent three weeks in Colombia with conservation partners Asociación Calidris for migratory grassland bird research and outreach. Read part one of a three-part series about this incredible shared learning experience.