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  • Two children stand in a pond. One is giving something to the other.

    Giving Tuesday

    Giving Tuesday comes after Cyber Monday which comes after Black Friday.... It's a good day to share with your favorite nonprofit!  Whether you support birds, community, conservation, education, arts, science, or all of the above, we are grateful for the ways we share. How to give? It's easy! Send a check to the museum or …

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  • 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.

    Vermont’s Winter Birds

    Dorothy Alling Memorial Library 21 Library Lane, Williston, United States

    Get involved with birds and conservation. This program is at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston.

  • Redpoll (small brown and white bird with reddish patch on forehead, type of finch) perches on a snowy spruce branchlet.

    Vermont’s Winter Birds

    Salisbury Meeting House 853 Maple Street, Salisbury, VT, United States

    Get involved with birds and conservation.

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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!