where natural history meets art
This is a strangely short list. We did limit feeding until late in the month due to nearby bear sightings. And I know we were more likely outside when looking at and for birds in June. (I mean, how can you resist June? Except for that weirdly horribly hot week.) Of course, it’s also possible the birds were very busy elsewhere. Because June!
All birders (current, experienced, newbie and would-be!) are welcome! Attend our monthly monitoring walk outdoors on the Museum’s trails in forest and meadow.
Most fun for adults, older children. Please bring your own binoculars, and dress for the weather. Tick repellent and water bottles are recommended.
Max: 12 people
Suggested donation $10 – $15
Register at https://sevendaystickets.com/organizations/birds-of-vermont-museum.
Outdoors
Photo: Photo of Yellow Warbler ©copyright Bob Johnson and used by permission.
On beyond birds! Birds are not alone on the world, so take some time to explore other creatures of beauty, purpose, and oddity. Come to a butterfly (and other bugs) walk with the Vermont Entomological Society. Meet artists at the Power of Perspective reception. And of course, end the month with the bird monitoring walk.
The Museum is open Wednesday – Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm (but we are closed July 4th). The trails are open sunrise to sunset, every day. Libraries have passes, and admission is always free for members (https://birdsofvermont.org/membership/).
All birders (current, experienced, newbie and would-be!) welcome! Attend our monthly monitoring walk outdoors on the Museum’s trails in forest and meadow.
Most fun for adults and older youth. Please bring your own binoculars, and dress for the weather. We recommend bringing tick repellent and a water bottle.
Register online at https://sevendaystickets.com/events/july-bird-monitoring-walk-7-27-2024 or call the Museum at 802-434-2167.
Max: 12 people
Suggested donation $10 – $15
Photo: Unidentified hawk overhead against a brilliantly blue sky. Photo copyright Erin Talmage and used by permission.
Experience Vermont’s butterflies and other insects up close!
Join Vermont Entomological Society naturalists and entomologists for an exploratory stroll on the Birds of Vermont Museum grounds.
Bring binoculars, magnifying glasses, and an insect net if you have one. Pack a lunch if you would like to picnic after the walk. Do bring your water bottle and dress for outdoors.
Free, suggested donation : $5-$10
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call the museum at 802-434-2167 or sign up online at https://sevendaystickets.com/events/annual-butterfly-and-bug-walk-7-6-2024.
Max: 20 people
If it is raining on the day of the walk, please call the Museum (802 434-2167) to see if we have rescheduled; rain date is Sunday, July 7).
Terrific for anyone interested in Vermont’s six-legged creatures.
Check out the Vermont Entomological Society site https://www.vermontinsects.org/ — gorgeous photos and information about the Society.
All birders (current, experienced, newbie and would-be!) welcome! Attend our monthly monitoring walk outdoors on the Museum’s trails in forest and meadow.
Most fun for adults, older children. Please bring your own binoculars, dress for weather. We go out the last Saturday of every month.
Max: 12 people
Suggested donation $10 – $15
Register at https://sevendaystickets.com/events/june-bird-monitoring-walk-6-29-2024 or call the museum at +1 802 434-2167
(Walks start at 7:30 am April – August; 8am September – March)
Photo: Single Red-winged Blackbird egg. Photo © copyright E. Talmage and used by permission.
We had a surprise visitor one day in May! This little fellow confused the Black-capped Chickadee by pulling fibers from a hanging plant basket that the chickadees often use (for the same purpose).
Many thanks to our intern Hans for the photo. Read on for a really incredible bird list this month!
This year, we invited artists in all media to shift their usual perspective to show people something different, something wonderful about birds and their ways of being in the world. The result is The Power of Perspective: shifting points of view. If you haven’t already visited our show, come discover the power of an eagle’s gaze, the imagination of a girl in flight, the physical and metaphysical roles of different birds, a wavelength-shift from our eyes to another’s, and much more.
Our low-key informal reception for our 2024 show, The Power of Perspective: shifting points of view will be in the afternoon of July 18. Several of the artists will be here are well.
Explore visual and written art at your own pace, meet creators, be inspired, ask questions, and browse through the book of artists’ statements. You are welcome to come early to the Museum and stay for the reception; come at the time of the reception; or just drop in part way through.
Included with Museum admission, but donations welcome. Please register! If we know how many people are coming , we will have enough refreshments, chairs, and so on.
Register at https://sevendaystickets.com/events/reception-for-the-power-of-perspective-art-show-7-18-2024
Although the art is indoors, the reception will be generally outdoors, weather permitting.
Read more about the show elsewhere on our website.
Image is of Alison Forrest’s work, What If I Could Fly? Copyright © 2024 A. Forrest and shown with permission.
Welcome to summer events at the Birds of Vermont Museum! It’s all about birds, birds, and more birds this month. Come inside for art (and more birds), too!
The Museum is open Wednesday – Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm. The trails are open sunrise to sunset, every day. Libraries have passes, and admission is always free for members (https://birdsofvermont.org/membership/).
Well, it’s true that some of these we didn’t see when looking out the window! It’s a loose unofficial record! We might have observed these birds while walking into or around the building, or heard them from the front door. Or, in the case of Wood Frogs*, heard through the windows and sometimes, possibly, through the wall.