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  • 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!

  • Young Entomologist

    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
  • 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

  • Yellow Warbler ©copyright Bob Johnson and used by permission

    August 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

  • 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

  • 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!