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Volunteer Newsletter / January 2026
Calling All Baby Bird Feeders! We are drafting next summer’s baby bird feeder schedule, so let us know if you’d like a 4-hour shift once a week from mid-May through August. Please fill out this form with your available days of the week and preferred time slot, or if you’d like to be on the…
Read MoreCollaboration in Action
As we head into the new year, collaboration has become a central focus at the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation (CWBR). Wildlife rehabilitation is heavily teamwork dependent — strong partnerships with other rehabilitation centers help ensure that each bird receives the best possible care. While caring for our usual winter patients, including Winter Finches, our…
Read MoreWild Bird Updates: Owl Recapture, Far Cross Returns, and a Florida Visitor
Northern Saw-whet Owl Recaptured in Rhode Island A Northern Saw-whet Owl, band #1124-64673, was recently recaptured at a Project Owlnet banding station in Rhode Island this October. This hatch-year female was originally banded at our station just a few weeks earlier from the recapture date. Recaptures like this help us better understand owl migration patterns…
Read MoreRecent Patients at the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation
Great Horned Owl A Great Horned Owl was caught in netting and treated for soft tissue injuries. We were able to release it in late October! Owls are unfortunately prone to getting caught in netting and barbed wire, which can lead to severe injuries, but luckily she was found quickly and suffered only minor harm.…
Read MoreBroad-winged Hawk Season Wrap-Up
What an incredible 2025 season – our Broad-winged Hawk project was very successful! This season’s highlights: What’s next? We’re heading up to our hawk watch at Mt. Ascutney State Park in September to count migrating Broad-winged Hawks. Keep an eye out for updates on those perfect migration weather days. This research helps us better understand…
Read MoreMid-Summer Update from the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation
Summer has brought a steady stream of patients to our rehabilitation center, each with their own story of survival and recovery. From majestic raptors to tiny songbirds, our team has been working around the clock to provide care for Vermont’s wild bird populations during this critical season. Our most notable patient this month is a…
Read MoreA Soaring Start to Baby Bird Season
We’re about six weeks into baby bird season at the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation and Ambassador Care. Although the season got off to a slow start at first, our intakes jumped precipitously in the last few weeks. With over 100 intakes in the last week of May and more than 260 in June alone,…
Read MoreWildlife Storytelling
By Anna Morris, Director, Wildlife Ambassador Programs One of my favorite aspects of our live animal ambassador programs at VINS is the unexpected opportunity to educate through storytelling. While we highlight the interconnectedness of nature and the incredible adaptations of wildlife, we also share the personal stories of the animals we meet and the humans…
Read MoreFarr Cross Returns
Insights from the Rough-legged Hawk Project Farr Cross, a Rough-legged Hawk we’re tracking with the Rough-legged Hawk Project, has returned to Vermont for the winter! This season, he’s been frequenting an area northwest of Middlebury. Outfitted with a GPS transmitter in winter 2022, Farr Cross has successfully migrated to and from the Arctic multiple times,…
Read MoreExploring Vermont’s Wildlife: Field Research Updates
Trout in the Classroom: Raising Brook Trout VINS recently received approximately 100 Brook Trout eggs from the Roxbury Fish Culture Station, continuing our commitment to the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program. This environmental education initiative allows students to raise brook trout from eggs, ultimately releasing them into state-approved streams. We’re proud to collaborate with…
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