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The Great Backyard Bird Count

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

Friday – Monday, February 13-16, 2026 • All Over the World

Whether you are with a friend or on your own, watching one bird or counting hundreds, join a worldwide community-science and conservation project! All you have to do is observe for 15 minutes and submit your observation(s). Here are few details from https://www.birdcount.org/participate/ :

Step 1 – Decide where you will watch birds. [Suggestion: at the Museum on Saturday!]

Step 2 – Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 13-16, 2026.

Step 3 – Count all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings:

For more info visit https://www.birdcount.org/

January Bird Monitoring Walk

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.

Join our monthly monitoring walk to record birds at the Museum’s trails, forest, and meadow. Learn something new, share what you know, or both.

All birders —current, experienced, newbie and would-be— welcome! Most fun for adults and older youth.

Please bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. We recommend bringing tick repellent (seasonally) and a water bottle.

Max: 12 people
Free, suggested donation $10-$15

Register at https://sevendaystickets.com/organizations/birds-of-vermont-museum or call 802 434-2167 or register with the button below:

Outdoors

If the walk fills, but there’s enough interest, we may be able to schedule more walks. Please call or email us to make arrangements.

Photo of Black-capped Chickadee and Junco in winter. Photographed at the Museum by Museum staff.

By-Appointment Season 2025-2026 (January)

small songbird (Junco or Chickadee) tracks in snow

From November through April, we’re open by appointment and for special events. Individuals, families, and groups are all welcome at all times of year. Our trails are open year-round, sunrise to sunset.

Please call (802) 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org several days in advance to schedule your visit. Admission is free for members!

Sign up to attend any special events: these are listed online at https://birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming/

Behind the scenes in January: we’re feeding birds and sending out thank you letters (yay!). Some of us are birding in the last of the 2025-2026 Christmas Bird Count.

 

By-Appointment Season 2025-2026 (December)

From November through April, we’re open by appointment and for special events. Individuals, families, and groups are all welcome at all times of year. Our trails are open year-round, sunrise to sunset.

Please call (802) 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org several days in advance to schedule your visit. Admission is free for members!

Behind the scenes in December: we’re sending out the Annual Appeal, setting up programs and traveling exhibits, and even working on next year’s events. We continue to invite all 2025 artists to pick up their works; look for the next call to artists soon. (We even have ideas for 2027 and beyond as well!)  Send us and email if you’d like to receive the next one.

Sign up to attend any special events: these are listed in online at https://birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming/. We are trying a book-your-visit calendar if you would like to try online booking with that.

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November 2025 events

November is mostly behind-the-scenes month. We have a lot to be thankful for, this month, and will post about all sorts of amazing people, places, and phenomena on instagram, facebook, and/or bluesky. We are open by appointment while we take the time to move art around, build the annual appeal, work on our newsletters, and update and invent new traveling exhibits. We have a few events, of course!

=== NOVEMBER EVENTS ===

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December Bird Monitoring Walk

Photo of Northern Cardinal (male)

All birders — current, experienced, newbie and would-be — welcome!
Join our monthly monitoring walk to record birds at the Museum’s trails, forest, and meadow. Learn something new, share what you know, or both! Most fun for adults, older children.

Please bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. We recommend bringing tick repellent and a water bottle.

Free, suggested donation $10 – $15
Max: 12 people

Outdoors

We go out the last Saturday of every month. Walks start at 7:30 am April – August; 8am in September – March

Photo of Northern Cardinal.

By-Appointment Season 2025-2026 (November)

The Museum's entrance as seen from the parking lot in autumn, before many plants grew up between them. (A brown building with a shaded roofed entrance and a white banner on the side of the building, seen at a distance. The bridge to the entrance is visible in the lower left of the photo.)

From November through April, we’re open by appointment and for special events. Individuals, families, and groups are all welcome at all times of year. Our trails are open year-round, sunrise to sunset.

Behind the scenes in November: we’re collecting feedback from our year; working on special projects like fundraising for the replacement bridge; updating labels; the next newsletter, and changing over to the annual Gift of Art show from this year’s Birds and Myth. We invite all artists to pick up their works; we’ll have a new theme soon!

Please call (802) 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org several days in advance to schedule your visit. Admission is free for members!

Or sign up to attend upcoming events: these are listed on our calendar at https://birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming/

CANCELLED November Bird Monitoring Walk

Ruffed Grouse in fall Crabapple tree

We’re sorry, but we have had to cancel this month’s monitoring walk.

Please visit our main events page to find other upcoming events. 

Thank you! 

All birders — current, experienced, newbie, and would-be — welcome!
Join our monthly monitoring walk to record birds at the Museum’s trails, forest, and meadow. Learn something new, share what you know, or both! Most fun for adults, older children.

Please bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. We recommend bringing tick repellent and a water bottle.

Free, suggested donation $10 – $15
Max: 12 people

Outdoors

We go out the last Saturday of every month. Walks start at 7:30 am April – August; 8am in September – March

Photo of Ruffed Grouse in Crabapple. Photographed at the Museum by Museum staff.

Green Mountain Woodcarvers October 2025 Carve-In & Annual Meeting

Several woodcarvers carving, painting, and chatting at tables in the workshop at the Birds of Vermont Museum.

Stop in to watch a wood carver at work, ask a question, or learn about this carving club.

The Green Mountain Woodcarvers will be carving in the workshop. The GMWC is a group of carvers from Vermont with members from around New England. They meet monthly for “Carve-Ins” around the State and host an annual Show and Class (in August). We’re delighted to have them at the Museum for one of their monthly meetings!

At the Carve-In, carvers talk and work on a variety of woodcarving projects. Carvers are always happy to explain how they carve and to share their expertise with others. Ask questions and become a GMWC member!

More info at the Green Mountain Wood carvers website: http://greenmountainwoodcarvers.org/carvein.html

They are on Facebook too, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/486055891784569/

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