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  • Sparrow spp. © 2019 E. Talmage and used by permission

    September Bird Monitoring Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

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

    donations welcome
  • Orange-topped mushroom with light orange "cloud-like" bulges on the dome-shaped cap.

    CANCELLED : Meander for Mushrooms

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Ever wondered about the mysterious mushrooms that share the forest with us? Walk with Meg Madden and discover wild and wonderful fungi in Vermont forests. (NOT a foraging program.)

    $25 – $45

  • A Stanley brand 25' metal measuring tape; a pair of black binoculars; a bag of Birds and Beans coffee (scarlet tanager dark roast). All three item are line d up on a wooden railing, with green foliage behind them.

    the Big Sit! 2025

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    The most relaxed birding around. And around and around ... How many birds can we identify from our 17-foot diameter circle?

    Pledges and donations welcome
  • White-breasted Nuthatch © copyright Zac Cota-Weaver and used by permission.

    October Bird Monitoring Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

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

    Donations welcome

  • Ruffed Grouse in fall Crabapple tree

    CANCELLED November Bird Monitoring Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

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

    Donations welcome

  • Photo of Northern Cardinal (male)

    December Bird Monitoring Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

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

    Donations welcome

  • Black-capped Chickadee and Dark-eyed Junco in winter. The Chickadee is perched on a half-fallen dried goldenrod stem on the left; the Junco is underneath he stem on the right. There are some forsythia stems in the background and snow covers the ground. Digiscoped iPhone photo by K. Talmage and used by permission.

    January Bird Monitoring Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

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

  • A golden-crowned Kinglet in profile perches on a small branch, looking upward to the right. White lettering over the image says : How Many Birds Can You Find? 29th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count February 13-16, 2026 birdcount.org Golden-crowned Kinglet / Regulus satrapa Photo: Ashle Pichon / MAcaulay Library

    The Great Backyard Bird Count

    Join the Great Backyard Bird Count!

    * Learn to ID birds — what do we look / listen for?
    * Go birding with a friend — twice the fun!
    * Record observations for a worldwide community science conservation project!

  • black-capped chickadee eyes black oil birdseed in the platform feeder in fall-winter

    Museum Open for Great Backyard Bird Count

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Visit us February 14th, 2026,  to see what birds we're counting for the Great Backyard Bird Count!

    Learn to ID birds! — what do we look / listen for?
    Go birding with a friend — twice the fun !
    Record observations for this great citizen science project!

  • Bohemian Waxwing in Museum's crab apple tree, by Erin Talmage. Copyright 2016 and used by permission.

    March Bird Monitoring Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

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