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  • Ink drawing of patterns , a bird in flight, and insects

    “The Gift of Art” show continues (January)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    "The Gift of Art" is our off-season art show. This exhibit displays varied works including art from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements from our permanent collections.

    Included with admission
  • 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!

  • Rust Bird. Art created by Henry Swisher showing an imagined bird made of various components.

    “The Gift of Art” show continues (February)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    "The Gift of Art" is our off-season art show. This exhibit displays varied works including art from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements from our permanent collections.

    Included with admission
  • Camel's Hump: view from the Birds of Vermont Museum's backyard

    By-Appointment Season 2025-2026 (February)

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    As we switch to doing more behind-the-scenes work, we ask you to call ahead to schedule a visit. Or sign up for one of the special events!

  • Black-capped chickadee eating a sunflower seed. Chickadee perches on a pile of hulled sunflower seeds in winter; a few snowflakes show on the bird's black feathers.

    Winter Birding in Vermont

    University of Vermont Burlington, VT, United States

    Get involved with birds and conservation...and enjoy lifelong learning.

  • 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!