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  • 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 (July 9)

    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...

  • Young Entomologist

    Butterfly and Bug Walk

    Birds of Vermont Museum

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

    Free, donations welcome
  • Collage of photographs showing three white men peering through binoculars. Their backs are toward a bay of gray water with a steep hill behind. Many birds flying and diving above and into the water. The assemblage shows the men in front of a rectangular panels showing the water and birds.

    Artist Reception for “Wings • Waters • Ways”

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Meet some of this year's fifty-odd contributing creators to "Birds and Myth". Explore the art, read poems, discuss inspiration, and relax with us.

    Included with admission, donations welcome
  • Brown moth with one dark band across wings.

    Moths in the Morning

    Red Wagon Plants 2408 Shelburne Falls Road, Hinesburg, VT, United States

    Discover moths: beautiful, fuzzy, fascinating. At Red Wagon Plants in Hinesburg.

    $5
  • Woodcarving of Archeopteryx eating a reptile. Carved and painted by Bob Spear. The Archeopteryx has reddish brown feathers and the reptile has green skin. The Archeopteryx is perched in a dead tree, and the background is painted landscape showing a river, a forest, and mountains.

    Birds: An Exploration Through Art

    Carpenter-Carse Library 69 Ballards Corner Rd., Hinesburg, Vermont

    Birds in the world and in art! Learn about them and make bird art. At Carpenter-Carse library, for younger elementary kids.

  • Unidentified hawk overhead against a brilliantly blue sky. Photo copyright Erin Talmage and used by permission.

    July 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
  • Roosting Woodcock (Scolopax minor) carved of wood and painted to suggest live birds' plumage. This carving appears to be roosting (sitting on the ground). It has a long beak, a pale brown head with a darker brown eye-line and chin line and dark patches across its crown. It has darker brown wings with patchy white wing bars and even darker brown flecks. Its breast and belly are a medium brown with slightly yellow patches.

    American Woodcock One-day Carving Class

    Birds of Vermont Museum

    Carve and paint an American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) with woodcarver David Tuttle, July 25, 2026, at the Birds of Vermont Museum.

    $40 – $50
  • 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 (July 30)

    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...