Learn the birds of Vermont
72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to the Green Mountains, Lake Champlain and northern forests. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Wild TurkeyPhoto: Judy Gallagher · CC BY · iNaturalist 
Common MerganserPhoto: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY · iNaturalist 
MallardPhoto: This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons 
Canada GoosePhoto: Tser · CC BY · iNaturalist
The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
Vermont Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startWild Turkey, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and Song Sparrow
- Unit 2: Gentle startCommon Merganser, Great Blue Heron, Eastern Phoebe, Cedar Waxwing and Downy Woodpecker
- Unit 3: Gentle startMallard, Red-winged Blackbird, White-breasted Nuthatch, Barred Owl, Bald Eagle and Hairy Woodpecker
- Unit 4: Building upCanada Goose, Tufted Titmouse, Common Yellowthroat, White-throated Sparrow and Pileated Woodpecker
- Unit 5: Building upWood Duck, Eastern Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk, American Crow, Mourning Dove, Dark-eyed Junco and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Unit 6: Building upOsprey, Turkey Vulture, Gray Catbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Chipping Sparrow and Red-bellied Woodpecker
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyRed-breasted Nuthatch, Red-eyed Vireo, Hooded Merganser, Hermit Thrush, Common Grackle and Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Unit 8: SteadyRing-billed Gull, Common Loon, Great Egret, European Starling and Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Unit 9: SteadyEastern Kingbird, Double-crested Cormorant, House Sparrow, Carolina Wren, Ruffed Grouse and Northern Yellow Warbler
- Unit 10: HardestCommon Raven, Purple Finch, Northern Flicker, Tree Swallow, Indigo Bunting and American Redstart
- Unit 11: HardestRose-breasted Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Baltimore Oriole, Belted Kingfisher, Evening Grosbeak, Ovenbird and Cooper’s Hawk
- Unit 12: HardestHouse Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern House Wren, Black-throated Green Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk and Scarlet Tanager