Vermont News

  • The 125th Winter Bird Count: Find One Near You

    The 124th WInter Bird Count will take place from December 14 through January 5. This is perhaps the longest running community science project in Vermont.

  • The Vermont Bird Records Committee 43rd Annual Report and Updated Checklist

    A new bird species for Vermont headlines the Vermont Bird Records Committee (VBRC) 2023 report. An Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) was found and photographed in Middlebury on 17 December 2023 and reported to eBird Vermont and submitted to the committee for consideration by David Guertin and Jim Mead.

  • Add Breeding Codes to Your Checklists: The Breeding Bird Atlas is Never Complete at eBird Vermont!

    The Second Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Vermont (2003-2007), a project of the Vermont Atlas of Life, was an amazing effort by the birding community. With Vermont eBird, the atlas never ends!

  • Server Upgrades Complete!

    We are thrilled to announce the successful migration of our databases to new servers! All Cornell Lab services are now fully restored.

  • Birders Bolster Big Data Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Vermont eBird

    2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Vermont eBird and the 13th annual Vermont eBird County Quest, a friendly competition encouraging birders statewide to submit their bird sightings to Vermont eBird. Since 2003, more than 15,000 Vermont eBirders have submitted more than 693,000 complete checklists, representing all 392 species of birds ever reported from Vermont.

  • eBird Vermont Welcomes Three New Data Reviewers to the Team

    It is a pleasure to introduce to you our newest eBird Vermont Data Reviewers. Please join me in welcoming three new team members that help us keep eBird Vermont data strong.

  • New Data and Tools for eBird Status and Trends

    eBird Status and Trends products are updated annually with millions of new observations submitted by eBirders to provide the most up-to-date information on the status and trends of bird populations. This year, the team released new tools, added regional trends summaries, and made Trends data available for download.

  • eBird Vermont Welcomes Five New Data Reviewers

    It is such a pleasure to introduce to you our newest eBird Vermont Data Reviewers. Please join me in welcoming five new team members that help us keep eBird Vermont data strong.

  • Vermont eBird Volunteer Data Experts Retire

    After more than a decade of service, two of the first-ever Vermont eBird volunteer data experts are hanging up their keyboards. Ian Worley and Craig Provost first joined the project in 2010.

  • Read the Latest Vermont Loon News

    This year's edition of Loon Caller is out! Read all about how nesting rafts help Vermont's loons and a new effort to reduce lead tackle.