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GMAS is grateful to Vermont photographer and former GMAS Board member Irv Goldman for his contribution of bird photographs to our website.

Welcome to Green Mountain Audubon

The Green Mountain Audubon Society brings together residents of Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties to learn about, enjoy, and support birds, wildlife, and their habitats. If you would like to join the GMAS or register for one of our events, please click the "Contact Us" link.

Birding Hotspots in Northwestern Vermont

Looking for a place to go birding in Northwestern Vermont? Check out our new website feature "Birding Hotspots". There you will find links to "A Birder's Dozen"- 12 essays describing places to go birding in our area complete with links to eBird and maps that tell you how to get there. Simply click Birding Hotspots from the list on the left hand side of this page to begin your search. For a comprehensive list of places to bird in Northwestern Vermont, take a look at the Resources page in this section.

Enjoy birding in Vermont this summer.
 

What's New at the GMAS-Spring 2010


Golden-winged warblerSpring has sprung and so has the GMAS. We held a variety of events this spring, ranging from programs featuring Mark LaBarr's projects in Mexico and Dominica and Dave Capen's studies of cormorants on Lake Champlain to field trips at Burlington's Intervale, Berlin Pond, Geprags Park, and Mount Philo. We saw some great birds at each of these locations. including Rusty Blackbird (Intervale), Northern Waterthrush (Berlin Pond), Golden-winged Warbler (Geprags Park), and Blackburnian Warbler (Mount Philo). These are just a few examples of the excellent birds to be found in Vermont during migration and the breeding season. Thanks to Bob Johnson for sharing his photos of a Golden-winged Warbler and a singing Brown Thrasher both seen at Geprags Park.


Brown TrasherThe GMAS devotes the months of June-August to conservation projects spearheaded by Board member, Bill Mercia. These projects include participation in Vermont's Peregrine Falcon monitoring program, bird monitoring in the Hinesburg Town Forest in support of Audubon Vermont's Forest Bird Initiative, and continued monitoring at the Green Mountain Audubon Center and the Catamount Outdoor Family Center. This season we will also be participating in the Champlain Valley Bird Initiative headed by Mark LaBarr from Audubon Vermont. If volunteers are interested in participating in any of these projects, let us know.


We are planning our field trips and programs for late summer and fall. If you have recommendations for future GMAS events, we welcome your comments and suggestions.


Have a great summer. We hope to see you at one or more of our events later this year.
 
 

September 11, 2010

Buck Mountain Hawk Watch

Date: Saturday, September 11 at 11 A.M.

Location: Buck Mountain in Waltham, VT.

Organizers: Bruce MacPherson and Mike Winslow

Join the members of the GMAS and the Otter Creek Audubon Society for our annual hawk watch at Buck Mountain. The southward migration of raptors should reach its peak during the second week of September. Join us to see this amazing spectacle. We will meet at the Vergennes park-and ride area at the junction of route 7 and route 22A at 11 A.M. to car pool to Buck Mountain. Please register in advance for this field trip by sending an e-mail to us. Simply click on the Contact Us link on the left hand side of this page to register. This field trip is free and open to the public.
 

August 28, 2010

A Dead Creek Sneak Peek

Date: Saturday, August 28 at 8:30 A.M.

Location: Dead Creek WMA in Addison

Organizer: Bruce MacPherson

Join the members of the GMAS for a field trip to the Dead Creek WMA. Dead Creek is always full of surprises in late August. Migrating shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl and songbirds are among the possibilities. We will meet at the goose viewing area on route 17 at 8:30 A.M. This event is free and open to the public. To register for this field trip please send us an e-mail by clicking on the Contact Us link on the left hand side of this page.
 

September, 2010

Bird Monitoring at the Green Mountain Audubon Center

Date: Saturday, September 11

Time: 7:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.

Location: Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, VT.

The Green Mountain Audubon Society conducts bird monitoring surveys once a month at selected locations at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington. The next survey is scheduled for Saturday, September 11 starting at 7:00 A.M. These walks are free and open to the public, although donations are always appreciated. We will meet at the Office building on Sherman Hollow Road. For more information about the Center click on the Nature Walk link on the left hand side of this page.