Citizen Science
2021 Saw-whet Season Wrap-up
By Gavin Young, owl banding assistant and U-32 High School senior The month of October is the time to band Vermont’s smallest owl! As the Northern Saw-whet Owl is migrating…
Read MoreA New Virtual Home for the Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth
The Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth is a group of Vermont residents and conservationists, including NBNC staff, who have come together to advance biodiversity preservation in the state. The Alliance gets…
Read MoreAmphibian Migration Season Update
By Zac Cota Rain patters as the streetlights kick on in the fading grey of daylight. Within the hour, amphibians will be on the move. Volunteer Amphibian Crossing Guards will…
Read MoreThe Plainfield Christmas Bird Count: Reflections on 60 Years of Birding
The Christmas Bird Count is a global community science project organized by the National Audubon Society. At 121 years old, it is the longest-running project of its kind. In the…
Read MoreOwl Season Recap: new friends, old friends, and 312 sharp talons in 2020
By Sean Beckett NBNC Director of Natural History and Community Science Programs The Northern Saw-whet Owl migration season is over, and results are in! Our staff and apprentices banded 78…
Read MoreAmphibian Road Crossing Project: Season Update
Even though we’re still early in the season here in Central Vermont, volunteers have contributed 89 surveys, and have collectively put in over 85 hours of time in the field…
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