A Field Guide to April
April is the carnal month. The forest and wetlands return to live with cold desire. Here’s VCE’s Field Guide to April.
Abbott Fenn Remembered: “A Warrior for the Natural World”
A gentle, unassuming man with a thirst for wilderness and a huge commitment to our natural world left us last week.
A Warbler and a News Media Maelstrom
How a tiny warbler unleashed a media feeding frenzy on an unassuming conservation biologist. A crazy, wonderful day here at VCE.
Loon Spring Fever
This past Friday, on March 27, a Common Loon crash-landed at the Berlin Airport. We’re serious – no foolin’ today. This loon was likely already performing reconnaissance flights to return to its territory.
The Blackpoll Warbler’s Daring Trans-Atlantic Migration
VCE has helped to document one of the most amazing feats of migration on the planet: the Blackpoll Warbler’s flight over the Atlantic Ocean non-stop for up to three days. Our research on the flights is published today in the journal Biology Letters.
The Invisible Boundaries of Sierra de Bahoruco National Park
Recently, journalists and photographers used a new generation drone that gave them impressive bird’s-eye view of the same sites they visited on foot two years ago when they first exposed the deforestation happening within the national park.
Spit and Survival Among Gray Jays
In this edition of VCE’s Outdoor Radio, Kent and Sara discuss, among other things, how Gray Jays use saliva to cache food and get through harsh winters.
A Big Birding Year in Windsor County
As part of the annual Vermont County Birding Quest, Windsor County, Vermont birders made history in 2014, putting up record numbers that may never again be matched.
Are Chickadee Nests the Key to an Effective Bumble Bee Nest Box?
Given that no effective bumble bee nest box exists in North America this is a call to action to flesh out the possibilities of this technique. You can help!
Over 1,000 New Ocean Fish Species
Over 1,000 new-to-science marine fish species have been described since 2008 – an average of more than 10 per month – according to scientists completing a consolidated inventory of all known ocean life.
February Photo-observation of the Month
Congratulations to Joshua Lincoln for winning the iNaturalist Vermont February photo-observation of the month contest.
A Field Guide to March 2015
On Friday, March 20th at 6:45 PM spring arrives in the north. While the sun may be predictable, March weather is not.
