iNaturalist Vermont May Photo-observation Winner
The iNaturalist Vermont May photo-observation contest winner by popular vote was by Kent McFarland. His macro photograph of a Giant Water Bug brought out the science fiction love in some…
If You See It, Why Not e It?
Here a nice tutorial by John Acorn for beginners that want to add butterfly sightings to our new site, e-Butterfly.org. Check it out and add your butterfly sightings today! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_FmD1Bl0U&w=560&h=315]
Birding With Bigfoot?
The forests and fields of West Haven, Vermont, come alive when the sun sets, and calling Whip-poor-wills take center stage amidst howling coyotes, hooting owls, and nocturnal rustlings of, well,…
Blackpoll Backpacker
VCE’s first 2014 foray to our long-term study site on the Mt. Mansfield ridgeline made some history. This marks our 23rd consecutive year of monitoring the breeding birds there. We…
Another Lucky Loon
This morning (June 5) a friend of VCE’s seasonal loon assistant, Angela Apicelli, came across a loon sitting at the edge of the road in Walden, VT. Angela received 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 of Transportation to provide habitat for a rare snake species…
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 & Wildlife Department is asking for help from local residents. Members…
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 shoes and kayaks/canoes. This all but quashed the possibility of…
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 nature program celebrating what’s swimming, slithering, crawling, jumping, walking, flying…
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 ambitious online project allowing scientists and the public to report,…
Penguin Dancing Season
The loon season is upon us and the birds are back setting up and defending their territories from intruder loons. Most territorial encounters actually occur pre-nesting, thus this is a…
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 on the hill in a pond, another is just beginning….
