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…
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…
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…
Languages, by Tina Scharf
After some calculations, I realize that I must go to my Mountain Bird Watch survey site this very night – there are no other options given the weather and my…
Team Berak Finds Reason for Optimism in Haiti
Jim Goetz, a dedicated team of Haitian conservationists and I just completed 3 days of banding and point counts at our Berak study site, one of the largest broadleaf forest…
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”. A mid-September overnight foray to our long-term ridgeline study plot has…
