July 2026 events – Birds of Vermont Museum

So much going on this summer! In addition to our Birding Without Barriers effort, we also have many programs. Come birding, explore nature, and make art with us.

At this time of year the museum is open from 10am – 4 pm Wednesdays – Sundays. Admission is free for members. Visit birdsofvermont.org/visit/ for more information.

=== JULY EVENTS ===

WINGS • WATERS • WAYS

Daily, May – October

How do artists perceive birds, waters, and the ways we interact? As you view the exhibit, consider recent history and the ways we tell it; the much-longer history of humans on the landscape in the Green Mountains and Champlain Valley; and the much, much, much longer stories of how birds have evolved with, use, and been influenced by water and waterways.

Included with Museum Admission • more at birdsofvermont.org/art/art-exhibits/

Aside: July is also World Watercolor Month. Enjoy making bird art!

MUSEUM CLOSED JULY 4th

Bob Spear, Woodcarver, and his Bald Eagle carving: an elderly white mad with white hair and bear, wearing a red chamois shirt, faces the camera. His left arm rest on the back of a life-size bald eagle carved of wood. — Bob Spear, Woodcarver, and his Bald Eagle carving

Saturday, July 4

The Birds of Vermont Museum is closed on July 4th. Have a safe and fun holiday with your community!

It’s also World Firefly Day, so here’s to appreciating and conserving nature’s own fireworks!

EVENING BIRD WALK

Hermit Thrush © Brady Lasher and shown with permission.

Thursdays, July 9, 30 @ 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Not an early riser? You’re not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call, or display in late afternoon and early evening. Enjoy a sunset stroll around the Museum’s forests and clearings and “meet” some of them.

Max: 8 • Suggested donation: $5-$15
Meet at the Museum entrance

Details and registration:
July 9 (https://birdsofvermont.org/event/evening-bird-walk-july-09/)
July 30 (https://birdsofvermont.org/event/evening-bird-walk-july-30/)

BUTTERFLY AND BUG WALK

A young person in a white hat and orange t-shirt peers into a butterfly net. The are standing in tall green grasses and goldenrod in front of woody shrubs, on a sunny summer day. — Young Entomologist on the VES Annual Butterfly Walk

Saturday, July 11 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Beetles! Butterflies! And so much more! Join Vermont Entomological Society naturalists and entomologists for an exploratory stroll on the Birds of Vermont Museum grounds.

Free, suggested donation : $5-$10
More info: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/butterfly-bug-walk-2026/

ARTIST RECEPTION FOR “WINGS • WATERS • WAYS”

Collage of photographs showing three white men peering through binoculars. Their backs are toward a bay of gray water with a steep hill behind. Many birds flying and diving above and into the water. The assemblage shows the men in front of a rectangular panels showing the water and birds. — “Somebody’s Watching Me” Collage copyright © Deana Allgaier and shown with permission.

Thursday, July 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Visitors are invited to our low-key meet-artists reception for our 2026 show, Wings • Waters • Ways, on the afternoon of July 16. Explore visual and written art at your own pace, meet creators, be inspired, ask questions, and browse through the book of artists’ statements. Examine written and visual, flat and three-dimensional words in many media. Consider waters, wings, and ways of interaction… and discuss these ideas with other visitors and artists.

Read more (and optional registration) at https://birdsofvermont.org/event/reception-wings-waters-ways-art/
Included with admission, donations welcome

MOTHS in the MORNING

Brown moth with one dark band across wings. — Photo © E. Talmage

Sunday, July 19 @ 8:00 am — At Red Wagon Plants nursery in Hinesburg

Discover moths rarely seen in daylight during Moths in the Morning. Erin Talmage of the Birds of Vermont Museum sets a nighttime cloth trap, revealing the fascinating nocturnal life of our gardens.

Register at https://shop.redwagonplants.com/product/7-19-26-moths-in-the-morning/LBKHYRT7FSHPE6ALCDNRQ4EI?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=35

Celebrate National Moth Week (July 18-26)!

BIRDS: AN EXPLORATION THROUGH ART

Woodcarving of Archeopteryx eating a reptile. Carved and painted by Bob Spear. The Archeopteryx has reddish brown feathers and the reptile has green skin. The Archeopteryx is perched in a dead tree. — Archeopteryx and prey. Carved by Bob Spear.

Wednesday, July 22 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm — Carpenter-Carse Library in Hinesburg

Learn how to observe, describe, identify, and sketch modern-day dinosaurs… that is, birds! Talk about how dinosaurs’ descendants became birds and make our own birds out of air dry clay.

Kindergarten – 5th grade

Registration required. Visit or call the library to register : https://www.carpentercarse.org/all-programs/from-dinosaurs-to-birds-an-exploration-through-art-with-the-birds-of-vermont-museum.

JULY BIRD MONITORING WALK

Unidentified hawk overhead against a brilliantly blue sky. Photo copyright Erin Talmage and used by permission.

Saturday, July 25• 7:30am

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 $10
Register by phone or online at July Bird Monitoring Walk

WOODCOCK ONE-DAY CARVING CLASS

Roosting Woodcock (Scolopax minor) carved of wood and painted to suggest live birds' plumage. This carving appears to be roosting (sitting on the ground). It has a long beak, a pale brown head with a darker brown eye-line and chin line and dark patches across its crown. It has darker brown wings with patchy white wing bars and even darker brown flecks. Its breast and belly are a medium brown with slightly yellow patches. — American Woodcock carved by David Tuttle

Saturday, July 25 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Carve and paint an American Woodcock with Dave Tuttle during this one-day carving class. Wood blank and paint provided. All levels welcome. (If class is full, join the waitlist! We may be able to offer a second session soon.)

$50 ($40 for members)
Details and registration at https://birdsofvermont.org/event/woodcock-one-day-carving-class/

OVER THE “HUMP” WITH VERMONT BLUEGRASS PIONEERS

Wednesday, July 29 @ 5:30 – 8:00pm — Huntington Rec Field

Join us at the fourth evening of this year’s Over the “Hump” Summer Music Series.

Tonight’s concert with the Vermont Bluegrass Pioneers benefits the Birds of Vermont Museum and the Birding without Barriers project! Help us get to the other side!

Local art vendors and food trucks too!

Thanks to Mr Charlie Frazier of Blues for Breakfast and the Huntington Recreation Committee for organizing this festival series! Poster by Todd Cummings, who is one of the exhibiting artists this year.

HUNTINGTON LIBRARY’S STORY TIME…AT THE MUSEUM!

Friday, July 31 @ 10:00 – 11:30am

The Birds of Vermont Museum welcomes the Huntington Librarian and her Storytime friends for a book and an activity. It’s an easy way to meet kids, families, and community!

More at https://huntingtonlibraryvt.org/programs-for-children-and-babies/

Drop by our events listing pages, https://birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming/, to find any additions or updates!