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  • a young child looks through a stereoscope.

    Eggstatic (for kids!)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Which birds and mammals store their food for the winter? What do they eat? Where do they hide it?

    $15 – $35
  • 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. Great for older kids and adults.

  • 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.

    Annual Butterfly and Bug Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Vermont Entomological Society naturalists and entomologists lead an exploratory stroll. Bring binoculars, magnifying glass, and an insect net if you have them. Bring a picnic lunch for afterward.

    Free, donations welcome

  • Child (hands and part of torso) carving a white bar soap using a craft-stick tool.

    Dead Creek Wildlife Day 2024

    Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area Route 17W, Addison, VT, United States

    From Soap Carving to Fishing to Bird Banding and more: bring friends and family to Dead Creek Wildlife Day.

  • Dark-eyed Junco on snow-covered twig. Photo by Alex Marine, Macaulay Library. Words on the image: How many birds can you find? 28th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. February 14-17, 2025. birdcount.org

    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 17th, 2024,  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!

  • 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.

    Butterfly and Bug Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Vermont Entomological Society naturalists and entomologists lead an exploratory stroll. Bring binoculars, magnifying glass, and an insect net if you have them. Bring a picnic lunch for afterward.

    Free, donations welcome

  • Bird-craft for Community & Conservation

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Participate in a traveling art-exhibit / art-making to protect migratory birds against collisions. Learn about birds; make birds; have fun!

    Included with admission