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  • Young children peer through the glass of a double entrance door.

    Opening Day for the 2026 Season

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    All welcome! Today, May 1, we switch to our "open" season. The Museum is open 10am – 4 pm, Wednesday – Sunday, every week from May 1 – October 31.

    members admitted for free
  • Eastern Phoebe (small gray and white songbird), holding nesting material while perched on thin twig. Photo copyright 2020 Morgan Barnes and used with permission.

    Early Birders Morning Walk (May 3)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Spring mornings are terrific for birding. Join us for a walk led by experienced birders in a Vermont forest and meadow.

    Donations welcome
  • Silhouette of thrush on a branch with green foliage in background.

    Early Birders Morning Walk (May 10)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Spring mornings are terrific for birding. Join us for a walk led by experienced birders in a Vermont forest and meadow.

    Donations welcome
  • Hermit Thrush (a small brownish-backed bird with a gray-buff spott4ed breast) in profile. It faces to the lef,t and is perched on a mossy loss. The background appears to be out-of-focus brownish branches and woody stems. Photo by Mark Paul and used with permission.

    Evening Bird Walk (May 14)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Not an early riser? You're not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call, or display in late afternoon and early evening. Let's walk and listen...

  • Photo of Catbird surrounded by green foliage. copyright J. Comeau and used by permission.

    Early Birders Morning Walk (May 17)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Spring mornings are terrific for birding. Join us for a walk led by experienced birders in a Vermont forest and meadow.

    Donations welcome
  • American Redstart male from below: an orange, white and black songbird with a white belly, seen from below while perched on small tree branches. Seen from below against a bright blue sky.

    Early Birders Morning Walk (May 24)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    June mornings are terrific for birding. Join us for a walk led by experienced birders in a Vermont forest and meadow.

    Donations welcome
  • A Hermit Thrush stands in profile on a forest floor, with brown leaf litter around. It is a small brown songbird with a black eye and a grayish breast.

    Evening Bird Walk (May 28)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Not an early riser? You're not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call, or display in late afternoon and early evening. Let's walk and listen...

  • Birders in early spring, looking at trees that are not fully leafed out.

    May Bird Monitoring Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Join our May monitoring walk to record birds on the Museum property. Learn something new, share what you know, or both!

  • Black-throated Blue Warbler seen from back: a small bird with a black face mask, a blue hood and shoulders, gray wings, blue tail. (The wings could appear blue in other lighting conditions.) The bird is on a small maple branch, with two green leaves visible behind the bird's head and a dark (shadowed) background.

    Early Birders Morning Walk (May 31)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    May mornings are terrific for birding. Join us for a walk led by experienced birders in a Vermont forest and meadow.

    Donations welcome

  • nature journaling and sketching materials

    See it. Sketch it. Bird It.

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Enjoy an interactive program using bird carvings and other items to teach techniques for observing and identifying birds.