We’re making things and headed outside this month! Joins us for, conservation, learning, carving, birding, and even a little time to rest.
=== AUGUST EVENTS ===
BIRDS AND MYTH: 2025 COMMUNITY ART SHOW
continues through October
Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. Legends, beliefs, representations, truth, insight, guidance, metaphors, meanings, and understandings all play a part.
Included with admission
More details: https://birdsofvermont.org/birds-and-myth-2025-art-show/
BIRD-CRAFT FOR COMMUNITY & CONSERVATION
Sunday, August 3 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Craft for a cause! Create soft-sculpture replicas of real birds lost to collisions. Contribute to a traveling exhibit. Learn practical ways to protect birds in the built environment.
Make a small fabric bird based on a real migratory bird found in Vermont. Learn about migratory birds in Vermont and the hazards of glass windows, while we craft together. Our “sculptures” will become part of a traveling art exhibit of 10,000+ birds, raising awareness about bird building collisions in the United States. Every year, nearly 2 billion birds die after colliding with glass in our country. Migratory birds are disproportionately affected by collisions.
More details at https://birdsofvermont.org/event/bird-craft-conservation/
SUNSET BIRD & NATURE WALKS
Thursdays, August 7 and August 28 • 7:00 pm
Enjoy a sunset stroll around the Museum’s forests and clearings and “meet” some of them. Erin Talmage and Ali Wagner will lead the walk.
Not an early riser? You’re not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call, or display in late afternoon and early evening. Although we may see and hear fewer species than we do at dawn, a late day ramble gives us more time to appreciate each kind and to better learn their songs.
Please call 802 434-2167 to reserve your spot or visit https://birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming
Max: 8 • Suggested donation: $5-$15
A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO DRAWING AND PAINTING BIRDS
Saturday, August 9 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Explore the beauty of nature through art in this workshop at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, VT. Tap into the rich resource of Bob Spear’s dioramas and the museum’s natural history library to draw and paint birds in their natural habitats. Touching on bird anatomy and reflecting on habitats, we will use watercolor and colored pencils for our artworks. 3–hour workshop (Includes all materials)
$68 • Register with the Davis Studio at https://davisstudiovt.com/product/a-naturalists-guide-to-drawing-and-painting-birds-summer-2025/
FOREST SIT
Thursday, August 14 • 10:00 – 11:00am
Together, let’s rest, restore our spirits, watch birds or butterflies, do a little nature journaling, or whatever is comfortable and quiet for each. Many of us need a bit or respite, solace, recuperation.
Please bring any of these you wish: water, tick repellent, journaling materials, binoculars, camp stool, pillow, sitting mat. Hats recommended.
Max: 8 • Outdoors
Please register for a Sit by calling 802 434-2167 or visit https://birdsofvermont.org/event/forest-sit-august/
TREE IDENTIFICATION for BIRDERS and FRIENDS
Sunday, August 17 • 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Have you ever noticed a bird, then wondered what kind of tree it was in, or why it was there? Us too! Let’s take a walk and explore tree identification with Forester Kathleen Stutzman.
Open to folks with any and all levels of familiarity with trees and/or birds.
Max: 12 people
Suggested donation $10 – $30 • Register by phone (802 434-2167) or visit https://birdsofvermont.org/event/tree-id-aug-2025/
FESTIVAL OF WOODCARVING: 3-DAY CARVING OF A GREAT BLUE HERON CLASS
Wednesday – Friday, August 20 – 22
Green Mountain Woodcarvers Matt Strong and Bob Lindemann lead a 3-day workshop to create a scaled-down great blue heron. Visit http://greenmountainwoodcarvers.org/class/class.html for more information.
Museum visitors are welcome to peek into the workshop and admire carvers’ progress! Preview photos at https://birdsofvermont.org/event/gbheron-august-woodcarving-seminar/
FESTIVAL OF WOODCARVING: CARVERS ANNUAL SHOW
Saturday, August 23 • 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Celebrate woodcarving!
At the show, discover some of the variety of styles and techniques possible: from caricature carving to wildfowl, birds to Scandinavian flat plane carvings. Demonstrations are planned throughout the day of carving styles and methods. This is a good opportunity to learn how woodcarvers, using simple hand tools, transform a block of wood into a piece of art. Kids activities and crafts will be available too.
Outdoors at the Birds of Vermont Museum
More info at https://birdsofvermont.org/event/gmwc-52nd-show/
AUGUST BIRD MONITORING WALK
Saturday, August 30 • 7:30am-9:00am
Birders—current, experienced, newbie and would-be—welcome! Join our monthly monitoring walk to record birds at the Museum’s trails, forest, and meadow. Please bring your own binoculars, dress for weather. We recommend bringing tick repellent and a water bottle.
Max: 12 people • Free, suggested $5-$15
Register by phone at 802 434-2167 or online at https://birdsofvermont.org/event/august-bird-monitoring-2025/
Take a peek at our events page, https://birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming/, to find any additions or updates