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Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to volunteer yesterday! So much got done! Volunteers helped us vacuum, dust, rake, sew, hang signs, trim trees, make lunch, make insect boxes, collect program items, hang art, and much more!
#volunteer #wecouldnothavedoneitwithoutyou #wehavemorevolunteeropportunities #thankyou ... See more

Saturday is Volunteer Work Day! Our volunteers help with everything from trail work to dusting the carvings. Please join us from 9:00-2:00. This Whooping Crane and California Condor can be found in the Museum's Endangered and Extinct gallery. Both were carved by Bob Spear and took him 750 hours to complete.
#volunteer #gratitude #bobspearcarving #woodcarving #nobirdswereharmedinthemakingofthisphoto @ Birds of Vermont Museum ... See more

Here’s @metasilk taking a short break from putting up #art for our #CommonGrounds exhibit @birdsofvermont Museum!

This interactive piece #SelfieWithSnowy is from @e.e.spinney . Drop by starting May 1 to find out more.

#madeinvermont #vermontartist #vtarts2018 #woodburning #snowyegret #mbta #migratorybirds #migratorybirdtreatyact #birdyourworld #yearofthebird ... See more

Checking in on the migration forecast! http://birdcast.info/

Bird migration forecasts powered by 23 years of radar observations and the most recent North American Mesoscale weather forecast. Migration forecasts show predicted nocturnal migration 3 hours after local sunset and are updated every 6 hours. Learn more ... See more

"Where in the world am I ...? Oh! Here!"
It's easier to know and navigate in a magnetic field if you have some cool protiens in your eyes.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180406091756.htm
#scienceiscool #Cry4 #cryptochromes #magneticsense #birds ... See more

Researchers have made a key discovery about the internal magnetic compass of birds. Biologists have identified a single protein without which birds probably would not be able to orient themselves using the Earth's magnetic field. ... See more