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. and Canada faces profound threats from illegal farming on its…
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 carnivores in the weasel family. They are smaller than a…
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 quite a banquet. Marv Elliot’s shot of a Merlin standing…
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 23 southern Blitz states scoured the landscape for this elusive…
Birding for Science: Dendroica
Are you looking to get involved in a citizen science bird monitoring project? Would you like to brush up on your birding skills? Or would you simply like to experience…
Vermont Biologists Continue in Race Against Time to Save Bats
Although Vermont’s populations of cave-dwelling bat species continue to drastically shrink in number every year, the rate of decline may be slowing down. Biologists with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife…
Sierra de Bahoruco: a Crisis in the Making
Sierra de Bahoruco is widely considered to be the Dominican Republic’s crown jewel of protected areas. Harboring an extraordinary array of flora and fauna, with high levels of endemism, Sierra…
Vote for the February Photo-observation of the Month at iNaturalist Vermont
The winner from last month was kind enough to act as the February judge. Joanne Russo chose to focus on “food” as the theme. She looked at over 600 photo-observations…
Butterflies in Snow
At 5 degrees below zero, butterflies were the last things on my mind as I brushed the fluffy snow from the porch. But as I swept away the last flakes…
Hidden in Underpants
There was a scream upstairs and then a yell for mom. It sounded like another teenage moment so I kept my nose in my book downstairs. A few minutes later…
A Blitz of Two Dozen Snowy Owls
By Ian Worley The amazing irruption of Snowy Owls in North America this winter of 2013-2014 has brought these charismatic Arctic wonders to a number of locations in Vermont. Little…
Vernal Pool Workshop on April 7
To be held in conjunction with the Northeast Natural History Conference Learn the finer points of vernal pool mapping and conservation at a conference in Springfield, Massachusetts, on April 7. VCE’s…
