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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.

October Bird Monitoring Walk

White-breasted Nuthatch © copyright Zac Cota-Weaver and used by permission.

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

Register with the button below or call 802 434-2167.

Outdoors

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

Photo of White-breasted Nuthatch © Zac Cota-Weaver and used by permission.

September Bird Monitoring Walk

Sparrow spp. © 2019 E. Talmage and used by permission

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

Register in advance with the button below

or call 802 434-2167.

Outdoors

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

Photo: Sparrow spp. © 2019 E. Talmage and used by permission.

August Bird Monitoring Walk

Yellow Warbler ©copyright Bob Johnson and used by permission

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

Register by calling 802 434-2167 or using the button below:

Outdoors

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

Photo: Photo of Yellow Warbler ©copyright Bob Johnson and used by permission.

Another Sunset Bird/Nature Walk

Hermit Thrush (a small brownish-backed bird with a gray-buff spott4ed breast) in profile. It faces to the lef,t and is perched on a mossy loss. The background appears to be out-of-focus brownish branches and woody stems. Photo by Mark Paul and used with permission.

We are really enjoying this “sunset” series. Come along for another walk with us!

Enjoy a sunset stroll around the Museum’s forests and clearings and “meet” some of them. Erin Talmage and Ali Wagner will lead the walk.

Although we may see and hear fewer species than we do at dawn, a late day ramble gives us more time to appreciate each kind and to better learn their songs. In addition, we may observe moths, frogs, other insects, and maybe even a mammal or two.

Please call 802 434-2167 to reserve your spot, or try the button below:

Max: 8
Suggested donation: $5-$15
Meet at the Museum entrance

Conditions: Trails can be muddy and uneven, and there are some slopes. We usually walk then pause for observation. Some benches here and there provide additional rest points.

Tick protection is recommended.

Photo: Hermit Thrush by Mark Paul. Used here with permission.

Sunset Bird/Nature Walk

Hermit Thrush (a small brownish-backed bird with a gray-buff spott4ed breast) in profile. It faces to the lef,t and is perched on a mossy loss. The background appears to be out-of-focus brownish branches and woody stems. Photo by Mark Paul and used with permission.

Not an early riser? You’re not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call, or display in late afternoon and early evening.

Enjoy a another sunset stroll around the Museum’s forests and clearings and “meet” some of them. Erin Talmage and Ali Wagner will lead the walk.

Although we may see and hear fewer species than we do at dawn, a late day ramble gives us more time to appreciate each kind and to better learn their songs. In addition, we may observe moths, frogs, other insects, and maybe even a mammal or two.

Please call 802 434-2167 to reserve your spot, or try the button below:

Max: 8
Suggested donation: $5-$15
Meet at the Museum entrance

Conditions: Trails can be muddy and uneven, and there are some slopes. We usually walk then pause for observation. Some benches here and there provide additional rest points.

Tick protection is recommended.

Photo: Hermit Thrush by Mark Paul. Used here with permission.

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July 2025 events

Grandfather and grandchild exploring for butterflies

Well, we have a “happenin’ summer!”

Arts events are the big focus in July, with a concert, a workshop, and a reception. If you need something a bit more detailed, try the Butterfly and Big Walk. If you want quiet reflection, there’s another Forest Sit. Need to stomp some feet? Drop by the Blues for Breakfast concert at the Huntington Rec Field.

Scroll on down and find out more!

=== JULY EVENTS ===

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July Bird Monitoring Walk

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

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

Register by calling 802 434-2167 or use this button:

Outdoors

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

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

Sunset Bird Walk

Hermit Thrush (a small brownish-backed bird with a gray-buff spott4ed breast) in profile. It faces to the lef,t and is perched on a mossy loss. The background appears to be out-of-focus brownish branches and woody stems. Photo by Mark Paul and used with permission.

Not an early riser? You’re not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call, or display in late afternoon and early evening.

Enjoy a sunset stroll around the Museum’s forests and clearings and “meet” some of them. Erin Talmage and Ali Wagner will lead the walk.

Although we may see and hear fewer species than we do at dawn, a late day ramble gives us more time to appreciate each kind and to better learn their songs.

Please call 802 434-2167 to reserve your spot, or try the button below:

Max: 8
Suggested donation: $5-$15
Meet at the Museum entrance

Conditions: Trails can be muddy and uneven, and there are some slopes. We usually walk then pause for observation. Some benches here and there provide additional rest points.

Tick protection is recommended.

Photo: Hermit Thrush by Mark Paul and used with permission.

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June 2025 events

A green June Vermont landscape showing a tree branch at the top, shading the viewer, then a meadow of ferns in the fore- and midground, with forest in the background, and a forested hill beyond that. Photo by Erin Talmage for the Birds of Vermont Museum, and used with permission.

Welcome to our late spring and early summer events! We’ll walk and bird, sit in the forest, explore art, and maybe even try whittling and wood carving.

The trails are open from sunrise to sunset, every day—we recommend using the south trails (Spear, Discovery, Story) rather than Gale’s, Pop’s, or Bob’s, thanks to flooding last July. Trail maps and more information are available on our website, and are posted at the museum and at trail kiosks as well.

=== JUNE EVENTS ===

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