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# Vermont Atlas of Life

Discovering and Sharing Biodiversity Knowledge

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## Posts

- [Three Rare Native Bees Found in Vermont for the First Time](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/three-rare-native-bees-found-in-vermont-for-the-first-time/) - Three rare native bees found for the first time in Vermont by VCE biologist Spencer Hardy in June in a powerline right-of-way in southeastern Vermont. These bees forage on just one species of plant and are rare throughout their range.
- [Native Bee Lost for More Than 50 Years Rediscovered](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/native-bee-lost-for-more-than-50-years-rediscovered/) - A team of bee biologists led by VCE's Spencer Hardy has rediscovered a native bee that has not been seen for over 50 years in Vermont. Regionally Andrena nida is poorly known, both Connecticut and Vermont had historical records (prior to 1972), but otherwise the species hadn’t been documented in New England until this spring.
- [New Beetle Genus Documented for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-beetle-genus-documented-for-vermont/) - A genus of beetle has been documented for the first time in Vermont during a project aimed at documenting orchid pollinators with automated cameras.
- [How the Rediscovery of a 150-Year-Old Specimen Revealed Vermont's 48th Lady Beetle Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-lady-beetle-species-vermont/) - After over 150 years, researchers confirmed that Vermont's holotype specimen of the Snow Lady Beetle had been hiding in plain sight at the Harvard MCZ with its location misclassified due to faded collection markers, adding a 48th species to Vermont's Lady Beetle list.
- [New Dragonfly Species Found for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-dragonfly-species-found-for-vermont/) - Last August Ben Whittington swung by a marsh he often visits and noticed a dragonfly perched at the very top of a tree. He snapped a few quick photos of it from a distance, uploaded them to iNaturalist Vermont, and with the help of a few Vermont experts, found he had discovered a new dragonfly species for the Vermont Damselfly and Dragonfly Atlas, Striped Saddlebags (Tramea darwini).
- [Dozens of New Moth Species Found in Vermont During Past Two Years](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/dozens-of-new-moth-species-found-in-vermont/) - With the aid of many volunteers across the state, the Vermont Moth Atlas at the Vermont Atlas of Life has been mapping moth distribution and phenology one photo-observation at a time. Together, we’ve discovered over 360 new species for Vermont since 1995, with 26 found in just the last two years. There are now 2,051 species of moths known from Vermont!
- [Vermont Atlas of Orthoptera Updated with Nine New Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-atlas-of-orthoptera-updated-with-nine-new-species/) - The Vermont Orthoptera Atlas has now amassed nearly 5,500 records of grasshopper, cricket, and katydid (Orthoptera) species, adding nine new species for the state over the last five years. There have now been 91 species documented in Vermont, with three of them now considered to be of conservation concern and six introduced species.
- [New Butterfly Species Discovered for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-butterfly-species-discovered-for-vermont/) - Kevin Hemeon, one of Vermont’s most fervent butterfly watchers, discovered a new butterfly for Vermont. He found a Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) in Bennington while surveying butterflies for the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas last week, the 120th species documented in the state.
- [Join Annual Vermont Moth Blitz 2025 (July 19-27)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/join-annual-vermont-moth-blitz-2025-july-19-27/) - National Moth Week offers everyone everywhere a unique opportunity to become a community scientist. Each year we celebrate by encouraging moth watchers of all ages and abilities to learn about, observe, and document moths in backyards, parks, and anywhere else you encounter them. In doing so, you can help map moth species distribution and track their populations.
- [Forty-fourth Annual Report of the Vermont Bird Records Committee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/forty-fourth-annual-report-of-the-vermont-bird-records-committee/) - The Vermont Bird Records Committee released the 2024 annual report. Highlights include the state’s first state records of Hammond’s Flycatcher and Black-throated Gray Warbler. Learn more about the report, updates to the state checklist of birds and more.
- [Seeking Volunteers for Historic Bird Data Entry](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/seeking-volunteers-for-historic-bird-data-entry/) - With the help of many volunteers, we’ve digitized thousands of pages of historic spring bird records. And now, we are nearly finished entering over 125 years of bird records, mobilizing them for science and conservation. We need your help to reach the finish line! We are seeking a few volunteers to help us online to digitize daily bird records collected by Guy Waterman in East Corinth from 1974 to 1998. And, you can do this from the comfort of your own home!
- [New Moss Species Discovered in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-moss-species-discovered-in-vermont/) - A new species of moss for Vermont was recently discovered by high school student. Donn's Rock-Bristle (Seligeria donniana) was confirmed by an expert and added as the 471st moss species known from the state.
- [Vermont Atlas of Life iNaturalist Project 2024: A Year in Review](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/2024-report-inaturalist/) - In 2024 thousands of iNaturalists added over 200,000 biodiversity records to the rapidly growing database of life in Vermont, helping us build the largest biodiversity database every assembled for the state. Read about some of the amazing discoveries and more.
- [Second Season a Success for the Vermont Butterfly Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/second-season-a-success-for-the-vermont-butterfly-atlas/) - In 2024 we had 90 observers report 96 butterfly species in 1,973 complete checklists comprising 7,590 butterfly occurrence records to e-Butterfly.org, our official atlas data portal. Overall, we now have over 3,800 checklists comprising more than 14,000 butterfly occurrence records!
- [Shortnose Sturgeon confirmed in Vermont for first time in decades](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/shortnose-sturgeon-confirmed-in-vermont-for-first-time-in-decades/) - For years, reports have come in from southern Vermont of potential sightings of a prehistoric fish called Shortnose Sturgeon. The species is covered with bumpy ridges, can grow nearly the length of a bathtub. But no sightings of the federally endangered fish had been confirmed, until this summer.
- [Zabulon Skipper Discovered in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/zabulon-skipper-discovered-in-vermont/) - It took less than a month for Terri Armata, one of our star butterfly atlas volunteers, to find and document the 119th butterfly species for Vermont and her 4th state record, a Zabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon).
- [Searching for Butterflies: The West Virginia White](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/searching-for-butterflies-the-west-virginia-white/) - West Virginia White butterfly populations are a conservation concern in Vermont due to various factors, including invasive species and forest fragmentation. As VCE’s Spatial Science Intern, Eli Byington spent the summer working with data from the Vermont Atlas of Life to create a species distribution model for the West Virginia White in Vermont. This model incorporated bioclimatic variables and host-plant distributions to reveal areas within Vermont that may be suitable for these butterflies today and into the future.
- [Sachem Skipper is the Latest New Butterfly Species Recorded for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/sachem-skipper-is-the-latest-new-butterfly-species-recorded-for-vermont/) - Terri Armata, one of Vermont’s most ardent butterfly watchers, has done it yet again, recording her third state record butterfly! She found a vagrant Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes huron) in Wilmington, Vermont while surveying butterflies for the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas.
- [New Moth Species Recorded for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-moth-species-recorded-for-vermont/) - A new moth species for the state, Hops Anglewing (Niphonyx segregata) was photographed during the Vermont Moth Blitz week and shared to our iNaturalist project.
- [By a Stream in Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/by-a-stream-in-vermont-a-glimpse-of-a-plant-last-seen-a-century-ago/) - The State of Vermont announced last month that a plant thought to be locally extinct — False Mermaid-weed — had been found through a chain of events that seemed stolen from a fairy tale.
- [Red Alert! The Admirals are Coming](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/red-alert-the-admirals-are-coming/) - Right now, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of butterflies are arriving in Vermont. No, they're not Monarchs. These are Red Admirals, and about every decade or so, there’s a massive migration northward from somewhere south. It’s one of the many great migrations that often go unnoticed.
- [A New eBird Vermont Website has Hatched](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/a-new-ebird-vermont-website-has-hatched/) - Many of you might have noticed that the eBird Vermont website has been refreshed and improved. We have worked with eBird central and other regional eBird networks over the past year to create this new design and tools.
- [Welcome to the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas (2023-2027) Field Season!](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/welcome-to-the-second-vermont-butterfly-atlas-2023-2027-field-season/) - Spring is finally here, and already this year atlas volunteers have found 10 species of butterflies signaling the start of our second atlas field season. Join the atlas and help us learn how Vermont butterfly populations are changing. Thank you to returning volunteers for adopting a survey block last year and big welcome to any new or interested volunteers.
- [Conservation Coffee Hour: Interview with Spencer Hardy about Vermont’s Wild Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/conservation-coffee-hour-interview-with-spencer-hardy-about-vermonts-wild-bees/) - Join VCE Executive Director Susan Hindinger and VCE bee biologist Spencer Hardy for insights into Vermont's bee diversity. Together, they will discuss key takeaways from the 2022 State of Vermont's Wild Bees report and explore its conservation impacts in Vermont and beyond.
- [Vermont Atlas of Life iNaturalist Project Celebrated 10th Anniversary in 2023 by Surpassing 1 Million Records](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/2023-report-inaturalist/) - In 2023 thousands of iNaturalists added over 200,000 biodiversity records to the rapidly growing database of life in Vermont, helping us surpass 1 million records during our 10-year anniversary. Read about all the amazing discoveries and more.
- [Bumblebee Photographed in Backyard is a New Species for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/bumblebee-photographed-in-backyard-is-a-new-species-for-vermont/) - It took a photo, a drawing, a naturalist’s boundless curiosity, and bee experts from across the nation for Vermont to claim a new bumblebee species for the state last week.
- [Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist Surpasses Half a Million Research-Grade Records](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-atlas-of-life-on-inaturalist-suprasses-half-a-million-research-grade-records/) - om Scavo snapped a photo of a Trout Lily and shared it to the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist and Tom Norton soon agreed with the identification. It was something the both of them have done thousands of times, but this one was special. It was the 500,000th research-grade record for our project, making this the largest biodiversity database likely every collected for the state.
- [iNaturalists Helped the Vermont Atlas of Life Build Biodiversity Big Data in 2022](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/inaturalists-helped-the-vermont-atlas-of-life-build-biodiversity-big-data-in-2022/) - In 2022 thousands of iNaturalists added over 202,000 biodiversity records to the rapidly growing database of life in Vermont. Read about all the discoveries and more.
- [New Native Bee Species Discovered for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-native-bee-species-discovered-for-vermont/) - A mystery red bee visiting an uncommon willow tree in bloom becomes Vermont's latest native bee species discovery by biologist Spencer Hardy.
- [e-Butterfly Goes Global](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/e-butterfly-goes-global/) - Thanks to the collaboration of an international team of biologists, entomologists, and computer systems specialists, the e-Butterfly.org platform now offers high-performance tools allowing citizens everywhere to help inventory butterflies around the world.
- [After Two Decades of Searching a Rare Butterfly is Discovered during the Vermont Butterfly Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/after-two-decades-of-searching-a-rare-butterfly-is-discovered-during-the-vermont-butterfly-atlas/) - A rare and elusive butterfly has been discovered for the first time in Vermont, flying this spring at one of the state's protected natural areas. Bog Elfin, patterned in brown and rust, and no bigger than a penny, had eluded detection in the state until one flew past a Vermont field biologist who had been searching for it for two decades.
- [Vermonters Invited to Help Search for Butterflies](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermonters-invited-to-help-search-for-butterflies/) - Vermonters now have another excuse to get outside on sunny days: to join a statewide survey of the most angelic insects—butterflies. VAL is recruiting volunteers to help search fields and fens, mountains and meadows, and even their own backyards to help document the status of Vermont’s butterflies.
- [Vermont Birders Rally During 12th Annual eBird County Quest](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-birders-rally-during-12th-annual-ebird-county-quest/) - With another banner birding year in the books, it's time to look back on all that Vermont birders have accomplished in 2022. From the Northeast Kingdom to the Massachusetts border, from the Connecticut River valley to the Champlain valley, Vermont's vast birding community once again took part in the Vermont eBird County Quest. In its 12th year, this event continued to bolster Vermont's enormous database of bird sightings all in the spirit of friendly competition.
- [New Vermont ‘Bee Team’ to Tackle Pollinator Threats](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-vermont-bee-team/) - A new Vermont Pollinator Working Group will protect bees and other pollinators by targeting harmful pesticide use, while helping Vermont farmers to get to know the pollinators buzzing around their crops.
- [New Butterfly Species Recorded for Vermont on iNaturalist](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-butterfly-species-recorded-for-vermont-on-inaturalist/) - In October iNaturalist user James McNamara photographed a European Peacock Butterfly in a garden and reported it the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist marking the first state record for this species.
- [VAL Awarded SciSTARTer Boost Prize](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/val-awarded-scistarter-boost-prize/) - Last week, Kent McFarland, director of VAL, was recognized on behalf of the team’s work with a 2022 SciSTARter Boost Award. Ten individuals received this inaugural award for their outstanding work with community science.
- [Alpine Plant Believed Locally Extinct in Vermont Since 1908 Rediscovered](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/alpine-plant-believed-locally-extinct-in-vermont-since-1908-rediscovered/) - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced on Tuesday that the purple crowberry (Empetrum atropurpureum), a diminutive alpine shrub last documented in Vermont in 1908, has been rediscovered on Mt. Mansfield.
- [State of Vermont’s Wild Bees Report Assesses Conservation Status for First Time](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/state-of-vermonts-wild-bees-report-assesses-conservation-status-for-first-time/) - Over 350 wild bee species call Vermont home, but 55 of those species urgently need conservation action. A new report from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE), in collaboration with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (VFWD), provides the first comprehensive assessment of Vermont’s bees.
- [Community Scientist Discovers New Butterfly Species for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/community-scientist-discovers-new-butterfly-species-for-vermont/) - Terri Armata, one of Vermont’s most ardent butterfly watchers, has done it again. For the second year in a row she has recorded a new butterfly species for Vermont. On June 30th in the far southwest corner of Vermont she photographed a Northern Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius ontario).
- [First Giant Silk Moth Cocoon Watch a Success](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/first-giant-silkmoth-cocoon-watch-a-success/) - Finding a well hidden and camouflage cocoon after searching high and low is thrilling! Our first, annual Giant Silkmoth Cocoon Watch was a huge success with over 100 observations submitted by observant community scientists.
- [Summer Bee Update: Four Years in, the Flood of New Species is Becoming a Trickle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/summer-bee-update-four-years-in-the-flood-of-new-species-is-becoming-a-trickle/) - Year four of the Vermont Wild Bee Survey is winding down, but not before adding at least three new species to the state checklist. Additional species certainly await discovery, but the number of new ones found each is steadily declining, suggesting we've located the vast majority of the species present.
- [After 25 years, Two-spotted Lady Beetle is Rediscovered in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/after-25-years-two-spotted-lady-beetle-is-rediscovered-in-vermont/) - The Two-spotted lady Beetle was feared to be extinct in Vermont, until the Vermont Atlas of Life rallied biologists and community scientists to help find them. Against all odds, several Two-spotted Lady Beetles were found and photographed after a 25 year hiatus.The Two-spotted lady Beetle was feared to be extinct in Vermont, until the Vermont Atlas of Life rallied biologists and community scientists to help find them. Against all odds, several Two-spotted Lady Beetles were found and photographed after a 25 year hiatus.
- [Federally Threatened Orchid Discovered in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/federally-threatened-orchid-discovered-in-vermont-after-100-years/) - Botanists with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department confirmed that a population of Small Whorled Pogonia—believed to be extinct in Vermont since 1902 and listed as Threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act—has been documented on Winooski Valley Park District conservation land in Chittenden County. The observation was first reported to iNaturalist last fall.
- [Common Green Darners have a Mysterious Migration Through Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/common-green-darners-mysterious-migration/) - The first Common Green Darners to arrive in Vermont this spring on their northward migration were actually seen in the far northern part of the state. They arrived later than expected, but they’re finally here!
- [The Search for Missing Lady Beetles](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/the-search-for-missing-ladybugs/) - Most lady beetles, also called ladybugs, feed on small, soft-bodied insects, including aphids, mealybugs, and scale insects, many of which can cause a lot of damage to garden plants and native flora if their populations grow too large. Lady beetles can smell compounds released by stressed plants and aphids, allowing them to locate their prey in the landscape. Learn more about these important species and how you can participate in the Vermont Lady Beetle Atlas here.
- [No Mow May](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/no-mow-may/) - Are you dreading the lawn mowing that's sure to follow the upcoming warm spell? Well leaving the lawnmower in storage is all the range right now! Call the "weeds" flowers, and embrace the insects and other wildlife that will show up to enjoy the buffet.
- [VAL Recognizes the Crucial Support of Community Scientists during National Volunteer Week](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/val-recognizes-the-crucial-support-of-community-scientists-during-national-volunteer-week/) - National Volunteer Week is April 17-23 and the Vermont Atlas of Life honors the work of all the volunteers that have helped us monitor biodiversity. Thank you so much for joining our efforts and celebrating biodiversity!
- [Darner Flight Watch](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/darner-flight-watch/) - The Common Green Darner (Anax junius) is a charismatic, migratory dragonfly species that is known for traveling long distances (over 650 km) during its short time as an adult (approximately 7 weeks). Read more about this dazzling dragonfly and our upcoming Darner Flight Watch project, with the goal of better understanding how climate change may influence Common Green Darner phenology and migration patterns.
- [Long Distance Collaboration Documents An Overlooked, Hyper-Diverse Taxon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/long-distance-collaboration-documents-an-overlooked-hyper-diverse-taxon/) - Two dedicated volunteers and a graduate student in Utah come together to document one of Vermont's least studied and most diverse insect families!
- [iNaturalists Helped the Vermont Atlas of Life Build Biodiversity Big Data in 2021](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/inaturalists-helped-the-vermont-atlas-of-life-build-biodiversity-big-data-in-2021/) - In 2021 iNaturalists added over 201,000 biodiversity records to our rapidly growing database of life in Vermont. We had 7,759 observers contribute more than 200,000 observations representing more than 4,500 species verified. Read about all the discoveries and more!
- [Vermont Birders Rally During 11th Annual eBird County Quest](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-birders-rally-during-11th-annual-ebird-county-quest/) - From the frigid mornings of the final Christmas Bird Counts of the 2020-2021 season to the discovery of Razorbills and Northern Gannets which briefly turned Lake Champlain into an Atlantic Ocean look-alike this past November, 2021 was a year full of birding surprises and, unsurprisingly, full of friendly competition during the 11th annual Vermont eBird County Quest.
- [Still Time to Contribute to the Vermont Giant Silk Moth Cocoon Watch!](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/still-time-to-contribute-to-the-vermont-giant-silk-moth-cocoon-watch/) - It has already been a great success. And there’s still more than two weeks left for you to contribute! Since the beginning of November, observers like you have been searching for these large cocoons and sharing with our project on iNaturalist. We’ve now tallied over 60 observations of four out of five Vermont species!
- [Soaring to New Heights](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/soaring-to-new-heights/) - eButterfly was recently named as a finalist in the Nature Inspiration Awards 2021. Although it wasn’t chosen as the overall winner, its nomination represents a new milestone and demonstrates this platform’s growing, far-reaching impact.
- [Highlights from the 40th Vermont Bird Records Committee Report](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/highlights-from-the-40th-vermont-bird-records-committee-report/) - The Vermont Bird Records Committee (VBRC) held its 40th annual meeting in November 2020. Each year, this panel of experienced birders meets to discuss rare bird reports, out-of-season reports, and rare nesting reports submitted by birders from across the state.
- [Vermont eBird Helps Inform Meadowlark Conservation Status](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-ebird-helps-inform-meadowlark-conservation-status/) - Using new field data collected by a host of Vermont birders who participated in VCE’s 2021 Eastern Meadowlark Blitz, the Endangered Species Committee is considering listing this declining species as state-Threatened. This past spring and summer, more than 800 meadowlark records were amassed from almost 40,000 eBird checklists.
- [A Tiny, Displaced Vireo Makes a First-ever Vermont Appearance](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/a-tiny-displaced-vireo-makes-a-first-ever-vermont-appearance/) - A small, yellowish vireo spotted by Kyle Jones in Woodstock, VT, had veteran birders temporarily stumped until VCE's Nathaniel Sharp was able to confirm its identification. Soon, birders from across the state were flocking to the site, hoping for a glimpse of Vermont's first-ever Bell's Vireo. Read the details of this exhilarating find on the VCE blog.
- [A Poorly Known Bee Hiding in Plain Sight](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/a-poorly-known-bee-hiding-in-plain-sight/) - Through a combination of specimens and iNat observations, the VT Wild Bee Survey is illuminating a rare bee, even if the exact identity isn't yet known
- [Light from Darkness: Lessons from National Moth Week](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/light-from-darkness-lessons-from-national-moth-week/) - By the time National Moth Week ended at midnight Sunday, we Vermonters had photographed more than 3,800 moths representing nearly 603 species. And for many of the 261 “moth-ers” contributing to the project in our brave little state, the moths put on a show in our own backyards.
- [Vermont Monarch Monitoring Blitz Volunteers Report Robust Populations](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-monarch-monitoring-blitz-volunteers-report-robust-populations/) - This year, during the Vermont Monarch Monitoring Blitz from July 28 to August 8, over 25 people helped the Vermont Atlas of Life capture a snapshot of late summer Monarch populations and productivity across the state as part of the international effort.
- [Mast and Mammals](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/mast-and-mammals/) - Finding acorns, beech nuts and cones in the forest is easier in some years than others. Tree masting events or the synchronous fruit production across large areas, is a phenomenon caused at least in part by summer temperatures. When nuts and cones are plentiful, many small mammals take full advantage of the bounty. iNaturalist reports are starting to yield insights into these important cycles.
- [New Lady Beetle Discovered in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-lady-beetle-discovered/) - When he looked inside, he saw a small, black beetle with elongated spots. "I walked over to Kent and asked if he knew what species this was," said Nathaniel. "Kent responded that he was not sure, so he took the beetle home to identify it." "Yeah as soon as I saw the thing I just had this feeling that this lady beetle was something special and knew that I had to take it back with me," said Kent.
- [New Butterfly Species for Vermont Reported to eButterfly](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-butterfly-species-for-vermont-reported-to-ebutterfly/) - Terri Armata, one of Vermont's most ardent butterfly watchers, discovered the 115th species for Vermont, a Cloudless Sulphur. Read more about her discovery and the amazing butterfly.
- [New Bees Discovered in Vermont with Worldwide Teamwork](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-bees-discovered-in-vermont-with-worldwide-teamwork/) - The Vermont Wild Bee Survey has amassed over 50,000 bee records and discovered over 50 new bee species for the state in just two years. It takes an entire village to discover bees--volunteer naturalists, field biologists, and bee identification experts. Three new bee discoveries in June highlights the teamwork.
- [First Annual West Virginia White Watch a Success](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/first-annual-west-virginia-white-watch-a-success/) - Butterfly watchers joined us this spring on our West Virginia White Watch, one of the many Vermont Atlas of Life missions, to help us monitor this conservation concern species by submitting checklist surveys to eButterfly.
- [Vermont Lady Beetle BioBlitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/the-vermont-lady-beetle-bioblitz-was-a-success/) - Last week over 60 volunteers searched from backyards to mountaintops as part of the weeklong Vermont Lady Beetle BioBlitz to help find and photograph as many of these charming beetles as possible.
- [Vermont Wild Bee Survey Discovers New Pollinators for the State](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-wild-bee-survey-discovers-new-pollinators-for-the-state/) - The survey has added about 50 new bee species to the state checklist over the last two years and will likely add many more as field surveys continue and historic collections are closely examined. You can help too! Join our survey. It’s as easy as snapping a photo with your smartphone.
- [Vermont Lady Beetle BioBlitz (and more!)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/lady-beetle-bioblitz/) - Did you know there are over 400 native ladybug (aka lady beetle) species in North America or that there are 35 native species (at least) in the state of Vermont? Unfortunately, native lady beetles are in decline across North America and in Vermont. In fact, 12 of our native species have not been seen in Vermont in over 40 years! Join us in our search for lost ladybugs.
- [Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease May Threaten Vermont’s Rabbits and Hares](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease-may-threaten-vermonts-rabbits-and-hares/) - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says a disease affecting rabbits and hares previously found in western states may be moving eastward. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) is a virus known to be extremely lethal to wild and domestic rabbits, including cottontail rabbits and snowshoe hares.
- [Vermont Town Birding Challenge](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-town-birding-challenge/) - Vermont’s 251 towns offer up a vast array of habitats and birdlife. Recently, Vermont birder Bob Heitzman accomplished his goal of birding in each of Vermont’s 251 towns, a monumental achievement! Learn how focusing your birding efforts at the town level can be rewarding in so many different ways.
- [Learn How to use eButterfly: Join an Upcoming Live Webinar or Watch One Recorded!](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/learn-how-to-use-ebutterfly-join-an-upcoming-live-webinar-or-watch-one-recorded/) - Every time butterfly watchers raise binoculars and cameras to record a butterfly sighting, they collect important data. We invite you to join us for one of our webinars that will demonstrate how to use eButterfly and answer any of your questions.
- [VAL Observation Helps Identify New Leaf Mining Moth Genus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/val-observation-helps-identify-new-leaf-mining-moth-genus/) - While exploring the LaPlatte River Marsh Natural Area in the fall of 2019, VCE’s Bee Biologist Spencer Hardy noticed a Virginia Creeper with an interesting pair of leaf mines on it. A recent study found it to be part of a new moth Genus and new species for Vermont.
- [New Butterfly Species Found in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-butterfly-species-found-in-vermont/) - Fifteen years after it was first discover near Montreal, Canada, the European Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) has been found in Vermont. On September 5, 2020 David Barrington captured an image of the species at Alburg Dunes State Park.
- [A Giant Leap Northward for a Butterfly](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/giant-leap-north-butterfly/) - A Giant Leap North for a Butterfly
- [2020 eButterfly Year in Review](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/2020-ebutterfly-year-in-review/) - From the first observation of 2020, a Gulf Fritillary nectaring on the Gulf coast of Florida submitted by Gary Leavens, to a Long-tailed Skipper nectaring at the end of December shared by mbspang, butterfly watchers added over 38,500 butterfly records to the ever growing eButterfly database of checklists. The reports fluttered in all summer long. We had more than 8,300 checklists with over 22,000 photographs comprising 523 species of butterflies reported during the year.
- [Vermont Birders Rally During 10th Annual eBird County Quest](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-birders-rally-during-10th-annual-ebird-county-quest/) - From the first day of 2020 when eBirders reported an incredible 81 bird species, to the discovery of a Crested Caracara in Woodstock, Vermont birders scoured fields and fens, mountains and meadows, lakes and lawns to find as many bird species as possible during the 10th annual Vermont eBird County Quest. In the process, they also collected invaluable data for science and conservation.
- [Naturalists Help the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist Build Biodiversity Big Data in 2020](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/naturalists-help-the-vermont-atlas-of-life-on-inaturalist-build-biodiversity-big-data-in-2020/) - From the first observation of 2020, a Gray Fox still celebrating the New Year at 4:30 AM submitted by ckhunt, to Great Mullein leaves poking out of the snow shared by Pete Kerby-Miller at twilight on the last day of the year, naturalists added nearly 175,000 biodiversity records to our rapidly growing database of life in Vermont.
- [Craig Provost: A Vermont Birding Quest for the Ages](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/craig-provost-a-vermont-birding-quest-for-the-ages/) - This past June, he achieved a birding milestone that precious few Vermont birders will ever realize, as he became just the second person in history to document 150 species in all of Vermont’s 14 counties, each within a single calendar year!
- [New look at movements and distribution patterns of 807 bird species across the globe](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-look-at-movements-and-distribution-patterns-of-807-bird-species-across-the-globe/) - The mesmerizing visualizations brought to you by the eBird Science team with the help of more than 9,000 Vermont eBirders and over 300,000 eBirders around the world offer a bird’s-eye view of avian movements. One could easily get lost in watching warblers and flycatchers migrate across continents—it’s an experience like no other.
- [Big Biodiversity Data Now at Your Fingertips](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/big-biodiversity-data-now-at-your-fingertips/) - The Vermont Center for Ecostudies launched an ambitious online project that allows anyone at a computer to explore vast amounts of data on biodiversity across the Green Mountain State. Now released as a beta version, the Vermont Atlas of Life Data Explorer is the newest implementation of the Living Atlas platform, powerful software first developed in Australia and now being implemented by countries around the globe.
- [New Ant-Mimic Spider Sneaks Into Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-ant-mimic-spider-sneaks-into-vemront/) - A small, metallic-black arthropod with a head, thorax, abdomen, and two waving antennae - your classic picnic-robbing ant right? Take a closer look at Michael Sundue's photos at the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist and you'll see that in fact this is the first record of the ant-mimicking spider Myrmarachne formicaria in Vermont.
- [Tall Beech Fern (<em>Phegopteris excelsior</em>): Newly discovered fern species in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/tall-beech-fern-p-excelsior-newly-discovered-fern-species-in-vermont/) - Tall Beech Fern (Phegopteris excelsior) was recently described as a new species. Tall Beech Fern was originally thought to be a hybrid of Long Beech Fern (P. connectilis) and Broad Beech Fern (P. hexagonoptera). Further analysis proved that Tall Beech Fern is of hybrid descent, but not from a hybridization event between Long and Broad Beech Ferns. Given the number of differences between Tall Beech Fern and the species it is most closely related to—Long Beech Fern—Tall Beech Fern was described as a new species.
- [Lunchtime Learning](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/lunchtime-learning/) - Join Community Science Outreach Naturalist Julia Pupko every Wednesday at noon for an hour of iNaturalist, Vermont eBird, and eButterfly help, with some Vermont natural history topics on the side!
- [Pruinose Squash Bee Mission Update](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/pruinose-squash-bee-mission-update/) - Earlier this year, we called on our Citizen Scientists to find as many Pruinose Squash Bees as possible. Find out the results of this mini-mission!
- [Mission: Find and Share Observations of Squash Bees from Your Garden](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/mission-find-and-share-observations-of-squash-bees-from-your-garden/) - The Eastern Squash Bee is an important pollinator of cultivated crops of squash, pumpkins, and related plants. Only reported in five counties so far, we need your help in recording the range of this species in Vermont. Just watch some squash flowers in your garden with camera in hand!
- [Help Us Find August Bees!](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/help-us-find-august-bees/) - While July might have been the best month for bee diversity, August brings the best chance for rare species that can be identified from photos. In addition to the many fall specialists, there are numerous kleptoparasitic species active right now.
- [Join the  International Monarch Monitoring Blitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/join-the-international-monarch-monitoring-blitz/) - Join thousands of volunteers in Canada, Mexico and the United States, from July 24 to August 2, 2020 for the 4th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz. With limited ability to do field work due to COVID-19 restrictions, researchers need your observations now more than ever.
- [It's Not Just You, There Actually Are A Lot More Chipmunks Out There](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/its-not-just-you-there-actually-are-a-lot-more-chipmunks-out-there/) - If you’ve been spending any time hiking this summer, walking through the woods or even just driving along Vermont roads, you wouldn’t be alone in thinking: Are there chipmunks, like, everywhere this year? We turn to a small mammal biologist for answers. It's been a good year for chipmunks in the northeastern U.S. A really good year.
- [Join the Vermont Moth Blitz During National Moth Week July 18-26](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/join-the-vermont-moth-blitz-during-national-moth-week-july-18-26/) - National Moth Week offers everyone, everywhere a unique opportunity to become a citizen scientist and contribute information about moths. You can help map moth species distribution. Just find a moth, snap a photo, and add it to the Vermont Moth Blitz project on iNaturalist!
- [The Bees of July](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/the-bees-of-july/) - As June fades into July, summer strengthens its grip on the landscape, bringing with it sweltering days and billowing thunderheads. It also means increased bee activity after a month with relatively little. In terms of diversity of genera, July may be the best month for bee watching in Vermont.
- [The Bees of June](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/the-bees-of-june/) - As spring begins to fade into summer, bee diversity shifts. In fact, June is a slow month for northeastern bee diversity—most of the spring specialists have come and gone, many bumble bee queens are underground laying eggs, and a majority of workers won't appear in significant numbers until the end of the month. Of course, there are still plenty of bees to find, and several genera appear for the first time in June.
- [Vermont Lady Beetle Atlas Finds Lost Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-lady-beetle-atlas-finds-lost-species/) - Over 100 Biologists and citizen scientists have photographed and reported more than 183 lady beetle observations representing perhaps a dozen species to the Vermont Lady Beetle Atlas just since its inception this spring, including one species that hasn't been seen since 1976!
- [From Panama to the Arctic a New eButterfly is Here](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/from-panama-to-the-arctic-a-new-ebutterfly-is-here/) - It’s been over a year in the making. We’re excited to announce a completely new and retooled eButterfly. Now you can track butterflies you’ve seen from Panama to the Caribbean and north to the far reaches of the arctic, covering over 3,000 species of butterflies.
- [VCE Kicks Off New Project with Backyard Lady Beetle Blitz in May](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vce-kicks-off-new-project-with-lady-beetle-blitz/) - Help us kick launch the Vermont Lady Beetle Atlas. From May 15th to 18th to participate in the Backyard Lady Beetle Blitz. Participating in the Backyard Lady Beetle Blitz is as easy as search, photograph, and upload!
- [A Lifetime of Beetles](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/a-lifetime-of-beetles/) - A lifetime of work on the ground beetles of Vermont and New Hampshire, Carabidae of Vermont and New Hampshire by Ross T. Bell, Professor Emeritus of the University of Vermont with species maps produced by the Vermont Atlas of Life at VCE, is now available as a PDF.
- [Join the Vermont Spring Backyard BioBlitz on iNaturalist](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/join-the-vermont-spring-backyard-bioblitz-on-inaturalist/) - Discover the natural world right at home! Though we may be physically distanced this season, we're still a united community of curious nature lovers and naturalists. From April 20th through May 20th, we invite you to join the Vermont Spring Backyard BioBlitz!
- [A New Vermont Dragonfly](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/a-new-vermont-dragonfly/) - That dragonfly above is now a bit of Vermont natural history -- the first Banded Pennant (Celethemis fasciata) ever documented in the state. The perceptive naturalist Laura Gaudette found and photographed him while kayaking on Sadawga Lake in Whitingham yesterday. Congrats to Laura!
- [A New Vermont Damselfly](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/a-new-vermont-damselfly/) - The diversity of life in Vermont, at least what we know of it, is now a bit richer. Nine days after the discovery of a dragonfly not previously known from the state, we have a new damselfly as well: River Bluet (Enallagma anna).
- [New to Science: Maidenhair Fern Described from Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-to-science-maidenhair-fern-described-from-vermont/) - This new species of fern was formerly described by Cathy Paris in 1991. It is a very rare fern only known from 7 places in Vermont and Quebec.
- [New to Science: Ground Beetle Discovered in Bridgewater, Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-to-science-ground-beetle-discovered/) - David Maddison looked at the morphological, cytogenetic, and molecular variation within the Bembidion chalceum and B. honestum group and found that the concepts of these two consisted of a complex of at least seven species. The new Bembidion chalceum subgroup consists of B. chalceum, B. rothfelsi, B. bellorum, B. antiquum, and B. louisiella. The B. honestum subgroup consists of B. honestum, B. arenobilis, B. integrum and B. rufotinctum. B. rothfelsi type locality is along the Ottauquechee River in Bridgewater, Vermont.
- [New to Science: Three Springtails Discovered in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-to-science-three-springtails-discovered-in-vermont/) - In 2011 Felipe N. Soto-Adames and colleagues described three new species of springtails, all discovered in Vermont.
- [New to Science: Quillwort Discovered in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-to-science-quillwort-discovered-in-vermont/) - Green Mountain Quillwort (Isoetes viridimontana) was discovered in 2010 by Michael Rosenthal, an amateur botanist from Vermont and recently described as a new species. As reported in American Fern Journal, the Green Mountain quillwort is special for a number of reasons.
- [Two New Bird Species Found in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/two-new-bird-species-found-in-vermont/) - The Vermont Bird Records Committee (VBRC) held its 35th annual meeting in November and reviewed 39 detailed reports of rare, out-of-season, and rare nesting species submitted by birdwatchers. Two new species of birds were discovered in Vermont as well as many other notable records.
- [New Damselfly Species Found in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/new-damselfly-species-found-in-vermont/) - It was a routine warm September day in the field for naturalist Joshua Lincoln. As he snapped photos of a blue damselfly, he didn't realize that he was actually documenting Vermont's first record of the Double-striped Bluet.
- [VAL Updating the Checklist of Vermont Moths](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/val-updating-the-checklist-of-vermont-moths/) - The checklist of Vermont moths is being updated by the Vermont Atlas of Life. Thanks to the tireless efforts of both professional and amateur Lepidopterists, nearly 400 new moth species have been found in Vermont since 1995. There are likely many more awaiting discovery.
- [A Tiger Found in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/a-tiger-found-in-vermont/) - Congratulations, Vermont. You’ve got a new dragonfly — Tiger Spiketail (Cordulegaster erronea). Dale Ferland, an angler who likes to poke around rivers, snapped that photo above on Monday from the Black River in Springfield and it was posted and confirmed on iNaturalist Vermont.
- [An Emerald Discovered in Victory](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/an-emerald-discovered-in-victory/) - Mike Blust and Josh Lincoln had a plan hatched by a fellow naturalist. Hike deep into the forest to a bog in northeast Vermont and find a rare emerald dragonfly that had never been seen in Vermont. Read about their trials and tribulations that led to elation at discovering this beautiful insect for the Vermont Damselfly and Dragonfly Atlas.
- [Endangered Fish Found in Vernon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/endangered-fish-found-in-vernon/) - An endangered fish was hooked recently in the Connecticut River near Vernon. National Marine Fisheries Services Endangered Species Coordinator Julie Crocker says it was the first time a shortnose sturgeon was caught upstream from the Turners Falls Dam in Massachusetts. Crocker says there are shortnose sturgeon farther south in the river, and at this point scientists do not know how the fish got into Vermont.
- [Introduced Jumping Spider Spotted in Vermont for First Time](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/introduced-jumping-spider-spotted-in-vermont/) - On June 10th Jasper Barnes, a wildlife biology student at the University of Vermont, snapped a photo of a tiny jumping spider near campus and shared it to the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist. It soon became recognized as the first record of this species for Vermont and the northernmost United States.
- [When a Bluet Isn't Blue: Vermont's "Newest" Damselfly](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/when-a-bluet-isnt-blue/) - Congratulations, Vermont. You've got a new damselfly. Here's a tale about a bluet that's defies the "blue" in its name. It becomes Vermont's 45th known damselfly species.
- [European Hornet Identified For The First Time In Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/european-hornet-identified-for-the-first-time-in-vermont/) - The first Vermont specimen of the large European hornet was found in the southern part of the state and identified last month by the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The department says it’s possible the species has been here for a while and only just now been identified.
- [The Climbing Fern is Back in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/the-climbing-fern-is-back-in-vermont/) - Last observed in Vermont in 1997, the climbing fern has been spotted again growing in the Northeast Kingdom, according to Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s botanist Bob Popp.
- [Bee Survey Says... Numerous Species Found For First Time In Vermont This Summer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/bee-survey-says-numerous-species-found/) - This summer, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies has spearheaded the Vermont Wild Bee Survey in Chittenden County. According to project coordinator Spencer Hardy, more than 320 species have been documented thus far — and nearly a dozen appear to be species of wild bees that were previously unknown to be in the state.
- [Asian Tiger Mosquito Found in Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/asian-tiger-mosquito-found-in-vermont/) - State Agriculture and Health officials announced that the Asian Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) has been identified for the first time in Vermont. This normally tropical/subtropical species is a known disease vector for Zika, chikungunya and dengue viruses, infecting humans in countries where these diseases are present. The mosquitoes found in Vermont do not currently carry these viruses.
- [iNaturalists Discover More New Moths for Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/inaturalists-discover-more-new-moths/) - Over 1,475 biologists and naturalists have contributed more than 51,000 moth photo-observations to the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist. Together, we've discovered over 100 new species for Vermont, and iNaturalists have done it again. two species new to Vermont were discovered and one species that was only known from a historical record was rediscovered.
- [Fly Species New for Vermont Discovered by iNaturalist](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/fly-species-new-for-vermont-discovered-by-inaturalist/) - You don't have to go far to help the Vermont Atlas of Life discover species new to Vermont. You just have to be observant. On August 12th Roy Pilcher, citizen scientist extraordinaire and recipient of the Julie Nicholson Citizen Science Award in 2009, found one in his car!
- [Team Pipit’s Extraordinary Birding Feat: 150 species in all 14 Vermont Counties](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/team-pipits-extraordinary-birding-feat-150-species-in-all-14-vermont-counties/) - Fred (Pat) Pratt of Team Pipit completed an extraordinary birding feat on November 25, notching his 150th species of 2019 in Bennington County, with a pair of Northern Shovelers. This discovery earned Pat the 14th Star Award, as the first birder ever to record 150 species in all 14 Vermont counties during a single calendar year. Congratulations to Team Pipit for a truly inspiring accomplishment!
- [Vermont Wild Bee Survey Records Over 9,000 Bees in 2019](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-wild-bee-survey-records-over-9000-bees-in-2019/) - The Vermont Wild Bee Survey reached a milestone when it processed the 7,680th and final bee specimen from our 2019 survey. In just one year, this citizen science effort has amassed the largest collection of bees ever assembled in Vermont.
- [Join Our Spring Wildflower Phenology Annotation Blitz!](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/join-our-spring-wildflower-phenology-annotation-blitz/) - Long-term flowering records initiated by Henry David Thoreau in 1852 have been used in Massachusetts to monitor phenological changes. You can be like Thoreau right from home! There are thousands of images of plants that observers like you have added to the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist. But, they have not been annotated so that we can easily track phenology.
- [Discover the Bees in Your Backyard this Spring](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/discover-the-bees-in-your-backyard-this-spring/) - Despite the human world grinding to a halt in the past month, spring is still on schedule. As evidence, two bee species were reported to the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist in March - Frigid Mining Bee (Andrena frigida) and Tricolored Bumble Bee (Bombus ternarius) - and many more will soon be flying! Spencer Hardy, VCE's Vermont Wild Bee Survey Project Coordinator, shares a video from the field, and how you can get involved in the Vermont Wild Bee Survey.
- [Naturalist Help the Vermont Atlas of Life Build Biodiversity Big Data in 2019](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/naturalist-help-the-vermont-atlas-of-life-build-biodiversity-big-data-in-2019/) - From the first observation of 2019, a Barred Owl sitting on a deck submitted by naturalist extraordinaire Roy Pilcher, to a Christmas Fern laying on snow shared by Bondaley on the last day of the year, naturalists added over 100,000 biodiversity records to our rapidly growing database of life in Vermont.
- [Vermont eBirders Gather Big Bird Data During County Quest](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/vermont-ebirders-gather-big-bird-data-during-county-quest/) - From day one when eBirders reported an incredible 73 bird species on a cold winter day to a Say's Phoebe, a rare visitor found in late November, Vermont birders scoured the state to discover as many bird species as possible during the 9th annual Vermont eBird County Quest, and set some records along the way.
- [Rare Crested Caracara Visits Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/rare-crested-caracara-visits-vermont/) - On March 23, 2018 Mark Bessette surprised the Vermont iNaturalist community. Mark had snapped some photographs of an unusual-looking bird that he dubbed, “Elvis, the juvenile bald eagle.” The bird appeared to have a black wig that reminded Mark of the “King of Rock and Roll,” Elvis Presley. The iNaturalist community was quick to weigh in on the real identity of this bird. To seasoned birders, it easily stood out as a misplaced Crested Caracara.

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- [Cultivating Bee Habitat](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/pollinator-habitat/)
- [pdftesting](https://val.vtecostudies.org/pdftesting/)
- [About the Orthoptera Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/about/)
- [Vermont Orthoptera Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/)
- [wildlife atlases](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wildlife-atlases/)
- [Lady Beetle News](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/news/)
- [Vermont Lady Beetle Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/about/)
- [Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/data/)
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- [Report a Sighting](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-atlas-moth/report-a-sighting/)
- [Vermont Moth Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-atlas-moth/)
- [Vermont Fungi Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-fungi-atlas/)
- [Vermont Wild Bee Survey](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/) - From 2019 to 2022, the VT Wild Bee Survey traversed the state, finding ~350 bee species and identifying species and habitats of greatest conservation need.
- [Vermont Damselfly and Dragonfly Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/)
- [Bee News](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bee-news/)
- [Bee Checklist](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bee-checklist/)
- [The Bees of Vermont](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bees-of-vt/) - The Bees of Vermont - all the bee species known from VT. See species accounts for identification tips, distribution maps, and natural history notes.
- [Bee Staff](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bee-staff/)
- [Bee Watching 101](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/how-to-help/)
- [Project Background](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/about/) - The Bees of Vermont - all the bee species known from VT. See species accounts for identification tips, distribution maps, and natural history notes.
- [Learn About Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/learn-more/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/about/)
- [Damselfly and Dragonfly Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/dragonfly-and-damselfly-data/)
- [Vermont Dragonfly and Damselfly Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/vermont-dragonfly-and-damselfly-species/)
- [checklist and species profiles](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/checklist-and-species-profiles/)
- [latest bee findings](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/latest-bee-findings/)
- [Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/data/)
- [Report a Sighting](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/report-observations/)
- [VT Atlas of Life on iNaturalist](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/val-on-inat/)
- [crowdsource](https://val.vtecostudies.org/crowdsource/)
- [contribute](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermonitor/contribute/)
- [data portal](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermonitor/data-portal/)
- [Vermonitor](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermonitor/)
- [join butterfly atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/join-butterfly-atlas/)
- [Vermont Orthoptera Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/species/)
- [Results](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/results/)
- [Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/vbba-data/)
- [Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/about/)
- [Vermont Mammal Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/vermont-mammal-species/)
- [phoenix project](https://val.vtecostudies.org/phoenix-project/)
- [iNaturalist Photo-observation of the Month](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/inaturalist-photo-observation-of-the-month/)
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2025](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2025/)
- [Projects](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/)
- [Mission Million](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/mission-identify/)
- [Field Guides](https://val.vtecostudies.org/field-guides/)
- [fungi about](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-fungi-atlas/fungi-about/)
- [fungi participate](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-fungi-atlas/fungi-participate/)
- [ID Scoreboard](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/mission-identify/id-scoreboard/)
- [Join the Mission!](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/mission-identify/join-the-challenge/)
- [Events](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/mission-identify/events/)
- [Changes Between Atlases](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/changes-between-atlases/)
- [GBIF Species Explorer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/gbif-species-explorer/)
- [Butterfly Atlas 1.0 Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/data/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/about/)
- [Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/)
- [Vermont Bumble Bee Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/species/)
- [Vermont Bumble Bee Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/species-2015/)
- [Mining Bees on Willows (Salix)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-willows/) - Identification and natural history notes for the Andrena species found on Willows in Vermont.
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2023](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2023/)
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2024](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2024/)
- [Fairy Shrimp data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-fairy-shrimp-inventory/fairy-shrimp-data/)
- [VAL 10th Anniversary Report](https://val.vtecostudies.org/val-10th-anniversary-report/)
- [Common Sootywing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/common-sootywing/)
- [Arctic Skipperling](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/arctic-skipperling/)
- [Vermont Butterfly Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/species-accounts/)
- [report newsroom](https://val.vtecostudies.org/val-10th-anniversary-report/report-newsroom/)
- [key findings](https://val.vtecostudies.org/val-10th-anniversary-report/key-findings/)
- [VAL Reports](https://val.vtecostudies.org/val-reports/)
- [Ground-cherry Fairy Bee (Perdita halictoides)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/perdita-halictoides/)
- [Broad-footed Cellophane Bee (Colletes latitarsis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-latitarsis/)
- [Williston's Cellophane Bee (Colletes willistoni)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-willistoni/)
- [Two-banded Cellophane-cuckoo Bee (Epeolus bifasciatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/epeolus-bifasciatus/)
- [Ground Cherry Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum pectinatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-pectinatum/)
- [Physalis Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/physalis/)
- [report data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/val-10th-anniversary-report/report-data/)
- [join val](https://val.vtecostudies.org/val-10th-anniversary-report/join-val/)
- [New Home](https://val.vtecostudies.org/new_home/)
- [GBIF Explorer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/gbif-explorer/)
- [Pepper and Salt Skipper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/pepper-and-salt-skipper/)
- [GBIF Literature](https://val.vtecostudies.org/gbif-literature/)
- [Darner Flight Watch](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/darner-flight-watch/)
- [West Virginia White Natural History](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/west-virginia-white-watch/west-virginia-white-natural-history/)
- [biodiversity data explorer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/biodiversity-data-explorer/)
- [Fingernail Clams (Sphaeriidae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/fingernail-clams-sphaeriidae/) - Egg Identification Status More Information Range in Vermont
- [Species Profile](https://val.vtecostudies.org/species-profile/)
- [Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus sp.)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/fairy-shrimp/) - An encounter with fairy shrimp is one of the great joys of visiting a woodland vernal pool. These small, shrimp-like crustaceans...
- [Unarmed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile inermis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-inermis/)
- [Thistle Longhorn-Cuckoo (Triepeolus donatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/triepeolus-donatus/)
- [Bumble-bee-mimic Digger Bee (Anthophora bomboides)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/anthophora-bomboides/)
- [Fairy Bees (Genus Perdita)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/perdita/) - The Fairy Bees of Vermont
- [Viereck's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum vierecki)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-vierecki/)
- [Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon splendens)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/agapostemon-splendens/)
- [Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/wood-frog-lithobates-sylvaticus/) - Egg Identification Status More Information Range in Vermont
- [Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/jefferson-salamander-ambystoma-jeffersonianum/) - Along with the more flashy Spotted Salamander and the smaller Blue-spotted Salamander, the Jefferson Salamander is one of Vermont's three species of "mole" salamanders...
- [Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/blue-spotted-salamander-ambystoma-laterale/) - The Blue-spotted Salamander is the smallest of the three mole salamanders found in Vermont -- Blue-spotted, Jefferson, and Spotted. With a slender body...
- [Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/spotted-salamander-ambystoma-maculatum/) - Spotted Salamanders are the quiet celebrities of vernal pools. Loudly marked, and fixed with what seems to be a perpetual smile, the Spotted Salamander...
- [Contributors](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/contributors/)
- [Moth Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-atlas-moth/data/)
- [Vermont Vernal Pool Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/vermont-vernal-pool-species/) - The most well-known creatures of vernal pools, frogs and salamanders, are only ephemeral residents in vernal pools. Other species, such as fairy shrimp and fingernail clams...
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2022](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2022/)
- [Results](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/results/)
- [Vermont Wild Bee Guide](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/all-genera/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [The Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus) of New England](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus/) - Resources and information to help anyone identify and appreciate the diversity of bumble bees encountered anywhere in New England
- [The Most Wanted Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/targets/) - Rare species and species not yet found in Vermont.
- [Giant Silkmoth Cocoon Watch](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/)
- [Giant Silkmoth Cocoon Sightings](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/cocoon-watch-2/)
- [Two-striped Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/two-striped-grasshopper/)
- [Bruner's Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/bruners-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Dusky Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/dusky-grasshopper/)
- [Carolina Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/carolina-grasshopper/)
- [Short-winged Green Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/short-winged-green-grasshopper/)
- [Green-striped Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/green-striped-grasshopper/)
- [Marsh Meadow Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/marsh-meadow-grasshopper/)
- [Sprinkled Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/sprinkled-locust/)
- [Clear-winged Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/clear-winged-grasshopper/)
- [Sphagnum Ground Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/sphagnum-ground-cricket/)
- [Tinkling Ground Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/tinkling-ground-cricket/)
- [Gray Ground Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/gray-ground-cricket/)
- [Striped Ground Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/striped-ground-cricket/)
- [Allard's Ground Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/allard-ground-cricket/)
- [Least Shieldback](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/least-shieldback/)
- [Oblong-winged Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/oblong-winged-katydid/)
- [Larger Pygmy Mole Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/larger-pygmy-mole-grasshopper/)
- [Common True Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/common-true-katydid/)
- [Gladiator Meadow Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/gladiator-meadow-katydid/)
- [Round-tipped Conehead](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/round-tipped-conehead/)
- [Sword-bearing Conehead](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/sword-bearing-conehead/)
- [Roesel's Bush-Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/roesels-bush-cricket/)
- [Texas Bush Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/texas-bush-katydid/)
- [Northern Bush Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/northern-bush-katydid/)
- [Broad-winged Bush Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/broad-winged-bush-katydid/)
- [Fork-tailed Bush Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/fork-tailed-bush-katydid/)
- [Treetop Bush Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/treetop-bush-katydid/)
- [gbif](https://val.vtecostudies.org/gbif/)
- [Curve-tailed Bush Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/curve-tailed-bush-katydid/)
- [Black-sided Meadow Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/black-sided-meadow-katydid/)
- [Slender Meadow Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/slender-meadow-katydid/)
- [Short-winged Meadow Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/short-winged-meadow-katydid/)
- [Long-tailed Meadow Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/long-tailed-meadow-katydid/)
- [Drumming Katydid](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/drumming-katydid/)
- [Carolina Ground Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/carolina-ground-cricket/)
- [Black-sided Pygmy Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/black-sided-pygmy-grasshopper-2/)
- [Slender Groundhopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/slender-groundhopper/)
- [Ornate Grouse Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/ornate-grouse-locust/)
- [Brunner's Grouse Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/brunners-grouse-locust/)
- [Obscure Pygmy Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/obscure-pygmy-grasshopper/)
- [Hooded Grouse Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/hooded-grouse-locust/)
- [Crested Pygmy Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/crested-pygmy-grasshopper/)
- [Spotted Camel Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/spotted-camel-cricket/)
- [Thomas' Camel Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/thomas-camel-cricket/)
- [Japanese Camel Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/japanese-camel-cricket/)
- [Short-legged Camel Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/short-legged-camel-cricket/)
- [Four-spotted Tree Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/four-spotted-tree-cricket/)
- [Pine Tree Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/pine-tree-cricket/)
- [Narrow-winged Tree Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/narrow-winged-tree-cricket/)
- [Black-horned Tree Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/black-horned-tree-cricket/)
- [Snowy Tree Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/snowy-tree-cricket/)
- [Northern Mole Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/northern-mole-cricket/)
- [Davis' Tree Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/davis-tree-cricket/)
- [Two-spotted Tree Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/two-spotted-tree-cricket/)
- [Spring Field Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/spring-field-cricket/)
- [Fall Field Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/fall-field-cricket/)
- [Crackling Forest Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/crackling-forest-grasshopper/)
- [Striped Sedge Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/striped-sedge-grasshopper/)
- [Northern Sedge Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/northern-sedge-locust/)
- [Ledge Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/ledge-grasshopper/)
- [Mottled Sand Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/mottled-sand-grasshopper/)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/faq/)
- [about birder broker](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/about-birder-broker/)
- [Birder Broker Resources](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/birder-broker-resources/)
- [To bee or not to bee?](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/is-it-a-bee/) - What makes a bee a bee? Tips and tricks for telling bees from other insects.
- [Boll's Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/bolls-grasshopper/)
- [Longhorn Band-wing Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/longhorn-band-wing-grasshopper/)
- [Bunch Grass Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/bunch-grass-locust/)
- [Coral-winged Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/coral-winged-grasshopper/)
- [Pasture Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/pasture-locust/)
- [Spotted-winged Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/spotted-winged-grasshopper/)
- [Green-legged Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/green-legged-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Migratory Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/migratory-grasshopper/)
- [Grizzly Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/grizzly-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Smith's Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/smiths-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Keeler's Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/keelers-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Huron Short-winged Locust](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/huron-short-winged-locust/)
- [Red-legged Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/red-legged-grasshopper/)
- [Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/huckleberry-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Differential Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/differential-grasshopper/)
- [Dawson's Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/dawsons-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Pasture Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/pasture-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Northern Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/northern-spur-throat-grasshopper/)
- [Identification Resources](https://val.vtecostudies.org/about/identification-resources/)
- [Help](https://val.vtecostudies.org/help/)
- [Most Wanted](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/most-wanted-species/)
- [Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee (Paranthidium jugatorium)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/paranthidium-jugatorium/)
- [Black and Yellow Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/black-and-yellow-bees/) - A distinct tribe of Megachilidae, including 4 genera of striped bees
- [Northeastern Pebble Bee (Dianthidium simile)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/dianthidium-simile/)
- [European Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/anthidium-manicatum/)
- [Oblong Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium oblongatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/anthidium-oblongatum/)
- [Mason Bees (Genus Osmia)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia/) - The field identifiable species of Mason Bees known and suspected to occur in Vermont. Click each image for additional details on each species
- [Similar Mason Bee (Osmia simillima)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-similima/)
- [Loosestrife Bees (Genus Macropis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/macropis/) - The Loosestrife Bees of Vermont
- [Northern Dogwood Miner (<i>Andrena persimulata</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-persimulata/)
- [Dogwood Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/dogwoods/) - VT Dogwood specialist bees
- [Short-haired Dogwood Mining Bee (<i>Andrena integra</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-integra/)
- [Plated Miner Bee (<i>Andrena platyparia</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-platyparia/)
- [Contact](https://val.vtecostudies.org/about/contact/)
- [Bumble Bee Phenology Monitoring](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-phenology/) - Pilot project to track nest formation of queen bumble bees
- [Unequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-inaequalis/)
- [Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus ashtoni)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-ashtoni/)
- [Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-terricola/)
- [American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-pensylvanicus/)
- [Adopt a Survey Block](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/adopt-a-survey-block/)
- [Blueberry Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/blueberries/)
- [Carolina Miner Bee (<i>Andrena carolina</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-carolina/)
- [Farm and Garden Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/farms/)
- [join darner flight watch](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/darner-flight-watch/join-darner-flight-watch/)
- [Blitz Results](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/blitz-results/)
- [West Virginia White Watch](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/west-virginia-white-watch/)
- [Help Us Monitor Populations, Phenology and Range in Vermont and Beyond](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/west-virginia-white-watch/help-us-monitor-populations-phenology-and-range-in-vermont-and-beyond/)
- [darner identity](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/darner-flight-watch/darner-identity/)
- [<i>Andrena nida</i>](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-nida/)
- [Small Willow Miner Bee (<i>Andrena salictaria</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-salictaria/)
- [Eastern Willow Miner Bee (<i>Andrena bisalicis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-bisalicis/)
- [Obliterated Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada obliterata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-obliterata/) - The Nomad Bees of Vermont
- [Red-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena erythrogaster)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-erythrogaster/)
- [Frigid Mining Bee (Andrena frigida)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-frigida/)
- [Black Miner Bee (<i>Andrena nigrae</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-nigrae/)
- [Alternate cuckoo-leaf-cutter (Coelioxys alternatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-alternatus/)
- [2021 Eastern Meadowlark Blitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/) - Calling all bird watchers! Help us find breeding Eastern Meadowlarks in Vermont this spring and summer to help conserve this declining songbird.
- [Pale-legged Camel Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/pale-legged-camel-cricket/)
- [House Cricket](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/house-cricket/)
- [about LVI](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermonitor/about-lvi/)
- [Wingless Mountain Grasshopper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/wingless-mountain-grasshopper/)
- [Start a BioBlitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermont-bioblitzes/about/)
- [BioBlitz Resources](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermont-bioblitzes/bioblitz-resources/)
- [Meet the Team](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/meettheteam/)
- [Eastern Meadow Vole](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/eastern-meadow-vole/)
- [American Red Squirrel](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/american-red-squirrel/)
- [Meadow Jumping Mouse](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/meadow-jumping-mouse/)
- [Northern Flying Squirrel](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/northern-flying-squirrel/)
- [Northern Bog Lemming](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/northern-bog-lemming/)
- [House Mouse](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/house-mouse/)
- [Woodland Vole](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/woodland-vole/)
- [Southern Red-backed Vole](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/southern-red-backed-vole/)
- [Southern Bog Lemming](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/southern-bog-lemming/)
- [Long-tailed Shrew](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/long-tailed-shrew/)
- [Long-tailed Weasel](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/long-tailed-weasel/)
- [Ermine](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/ermine/)
- [Rock Vole](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/rock-vole/)
- [Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/xylocopa-virginica/)
- [American Water Shrew](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/american-water-shrew/)
- [Advantaged Miner Bee (<i>Andrena commoda</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-commoda/)
- [Eastern Chipmunk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/eastern-chipmunk/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/about/)
- [Eight-spotted Miner Bee (Perdita octomaculata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/perdita-octomaculata/)
- [Autumn Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes autumnalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-autumnalis/)
- [Cyclops Blood Bee (Sphecodes heraclei)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-heraclei/)
- [Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/agapostemon-virescens/)
- [Scalloped Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes dichrous)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-dichrous/)
- [Townes's Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes townesi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-townesi/)
- [Quebec Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum quebecense)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-quebecense/)
- [Nimble Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes levis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-levis/)
- [Hairy Metallic-Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum pilosum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-pilosum/)
- [Atlantic Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes atlantis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-atlantis/)
- [Cresson's Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes cressonii)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-cressonii/)
- [Masked Shrew](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/masked-shrew/)
- [Smoky Shrew](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/smoky-shrew/)
- [American Pygmy Shrew](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/american-pygmy-shrew/)
- [Hairy-tailed Mole](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/hairy-tailed-mole/)
- [Northern Short-tailed Shrew](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/northern-short-tailed-shrew/)
- [Star-nosed Mole](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/star-nosed-mole/)
- [Norway Rat](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/norway-rat/)
- [North American Deermouse](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/north-american-deermouse/)
- [Pruinose Squash Bee (Peponapis Pruinosa)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/peponapis-pruinosa/) - The Squash Bee in Vermont
- [Two-spotted Long-horned Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melissodes-bimaculatus/)
- [The "easy" 8](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/easy8/)
- [Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/halictus-ligatus/)
- [Orange-tipped Wood-digger Bee (Anthophora terminalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/anthophora-terminalis/)
- [Furrow Bees (Genus Halictus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/halictus/) - The Furrow Bees of Vermont.
- [Clark's Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-clarkella/)
- [Hairy-banded Mining Bee (<i>Andrena hirticincta</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-hirticincta/)
- [Yellow-striped Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada xanthura)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-xanthura/)
- [Say's Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada sayi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-sayi/)
- [Pygmy Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada pygmaea)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-pygmaea/)
- [Small Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada parva)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-parva/)
- [Orange-tailed Nomad (Nomada ovata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-ovata/)
- [Black-and-yellow Nomad Bee (Nomada luteoloides)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-luteoloides/)
- [Charming Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada lepida)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-lepida/)
- [Lehigh Gap Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada lehighensis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-lehighensis/)
- [Yellow-spotted Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada integerrima)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-integerrima/)
- [Imbricate Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada imbricata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-imbricata/)
- [Flower Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada florilega)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-florilega/)
- [Depressed Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada depressa)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-depressa/)
- [Denticulate Nomad (Nomada denticulata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-denticulata/)
- [Cuneate Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada cuneata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-cuneata/)
- [Cresson's Nomad (Nomada cressonii)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-cressonii/)
- [Composite Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada composita)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-composita/)
- [Belle Nomad Bee (Nomada bella)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-bella/)
- [Armed Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada armatella)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-armatella/)
- [Nomada mendica](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-mendica/)
- [Slender Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada gracilis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-gracilis/)
- [Bethune's Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada bethunei)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-bethunei/)
- [Articulated Nomad (Nomada articulata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-articulata-2/)
- [Deadly Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes stygius)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-stygius/)
- [Shiny-faced Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes solonis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-solonis/)
- [Black-tipped Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes prosphorus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-prosphorus/)
- [Minor Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes minor)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-minor/)
- [Red-toothed Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes mandibularis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-mandibularis/)
- [Capped Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes galerus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-galerus/)
- [Davis's Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes davisii)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-davisii/)
- [Crowned Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes coronus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-coronus/)
- [Bi-lobed Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes confertus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-confertus/)
- [Clematis Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes clematidis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-clematidis/)
- [Chokeberry Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes aroniae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-aroniae/)
- [Zephyr Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum zephyrus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-zephyrus/)
- [Weems's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum weemsi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-weemsi/)
- [Eastern Green Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum viridatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-viridatum/)
- [Lasioglossum versatum](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-versatum/)
- [Dull Metallic-Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum versans)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-versans/)
- [Timothy's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum timothyi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-timothyi/)
- [Epaulette Metallic Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum tegulare)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-tegulare/)
- [Western Green Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum subviridatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-subviridatum/)
- [Brassy-faced Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum subversans)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-subversans/)
- [Lasioglossum paradmirandum](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-paradmirandum/)
- [Ocean Grove Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum oceanicum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-oceanicum/)
- [Obscure Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum obscurum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-obscurum/)
- [Oblong Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum oblongum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-oblongum/)
- [Black-and-green Metallic Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum nigroviride)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-nigroviride/)
- [Macoupin County Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum macoupinense)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-macoupinense/)
- [Lineated Metallic Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum lineatulum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-lineatulum/)
- [Lasioglossum leucocomum](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-leucocomum/)
- [Very Smooth Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum laevissimum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-laevissimum/)
- [Bristle Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum imitatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-imitatum/)
- [Wide-mouthed Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum heterognathum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-heterognathum/)
- [Dark-winged Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum fuscipenne)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-fuscipenne/)
- [Fox's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum foxii)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-foxii/)
- [Fattig's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum fattigi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-fattigi/)
- [Nightmare Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum ephialtum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-ephialtum/)
- [Ellis's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum ellisiae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-ellisiae/)
- [Admirable Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum admirandum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-admirandum/)
- [White-winged Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum albipenne)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-albipenne/)
- [Leathery Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum coriaceum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-coriaceum/)
- [Cresson's Dialictus (Lasioglossum cressonii)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-cressonii/)
- [Atwood's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum atwoodi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-atwoodi/)
- [Anomalous Metallic Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum anomalum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-anomalum/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/about/)
- [Illinois Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes illinoensis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-illinoensis/)
- [Sphecodes fattigi](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-fattigi/)
- [Two-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/two-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Nine-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/nine-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Common Name (Genus species)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/genus-species/)
- [Lasioglossum divergens](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-divergens/)
- [Bull-headed Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum zonulum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-zonulum/)
- [Alpine Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum tenax)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-tenax/)
- [Mayflower Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum smilacinae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-smilacinae/)
- [Lasioglossum platyparium](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-platyparium/)
- [Flattened Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum planatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-planatum/)
- [Bald-spot Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum paraforbesii)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-paraforbesii/)
- [Smooth-backed Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum lionotum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-lionotum/)
- [White-banded Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum leucozonium)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-leucozonium/)
- [Misbehaved Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum inconditum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-inconditum/)
- [Lasioglossum abanci](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-abanci/)
- [White-footed Deermouse](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/white-footed-deermouse/)
- [Woodland Jumping Mouse](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/woodland-jumping-mouse/)
- [Southern Flying Squirrel](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/southern-flying-squirrel/)
- [Eastern Gray Squirrel](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-mammal-atlas/eastern-gray-squirrel/)
- [Evening Primrose Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum oenotherae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-oenotherae-2/)
- [Ocean Grove Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum oceanicum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-oceanicum-2/)
- [White-zoned Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum leucozonium)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-leucozonium-2/)
- [Subgenus Lasioglossum sensu lato](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/subgenus-lasioglossum/)
- [Band-footed Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum cinctipes)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-cinctipes/)
- [Truncate Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum truncatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-truncatum/)
- [Athabasca Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum athabascense)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-athabascense/)
- [Pointed Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum acuminatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-acuminatum/)
- [Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/twenty-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/fourteen-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Streaked Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/streaked-lady-beetle/)
- [Painted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/painted-lady-beetle/)
- [Hudsonian Ladybird](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/hudsonian-ladybird/)
- [Undulate Sigil Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/undulate-sigil-lady-beetle/)
- [Octavia Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/octavia-lady-beetle/)
- [Hyperaspis binotata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/hyperaspis-binotata/)
- [Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/bigeminate-sigil-lady-beetle/)
- [Variegated Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/variegated-lady-beetle/)
- [Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/thirteen-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Parenthesis Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/parenthesis-lady-beetle/)
- [Glacial Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/glacial-lady-beetle/)
- [Convergent Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/convergent-lady-beetle/)
- [Asian Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/asian-lady-beetle/)
- [Polished Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/polished-lady-beetle/)
- [Spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Three-banded Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/three-banded-lady-beetle/)
- [Transverse Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/transverse-lady-beetle/)
- [Seven-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/seven-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Hieroglyphic Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/hieroglyphic-lady-beetle/)
- [Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/twice-stabbed-lady-beetle/)
- [Ursine Spurleg Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/ursine-spurleg-lady-beetle/)
- [Four-spotted Spurleg Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/four-spotted-spurleg-lady-beetle/)
- [Ten-spotted Spurleg Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/ten-spotted-spurleg-lady-beetle/)
- [Marsh Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/marsh-lady-beetle/)
- [Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/fifteen-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Eye-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/eye-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Hitchens's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum hitchensi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-hitchensi/)
- [Gotham Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum gotham)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-gotham/)
- [Birkmann's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum birkmanni)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-birkmanni/)
- [Deep-blue Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum coeruleum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-coeruleum-2/)
- [Spurred Ceratina (Ceratina calcarata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/ceratina-calcarata/)
- [Buttercup Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes ranunculi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes-ranunculi/)
- [Austral Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada australis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-australis/)
- [Bees by Habitat](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/habitats/)
- [Vermont Bee Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/species/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [Rampion Scissor Bee (Chelostoma rapunculi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/chelostoma-rapunculi/)
- [News](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/news/)
- [Small-handed Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile gemula)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-gemula/)
- [Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bees (Genus Coelioxys)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys/) - The Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bees of Vermont.
- [Red-footed Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee (Coelioxys rufitarsis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-rufitarsis/)
- [Cecropia Moth](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/cecropia-moth/)
- [Polyphemus Moth](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/polyphemus-moth/)
- [Luna Moth](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/luna-moth/)
- [Columbia Moth](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/columbia-moth/)
- [Promethea Silkmoth](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/promethea-silkmoth/)
- [Allegheny Mining Bee (<i>Andrena alleghaniensis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-alleghaniensis/)
- [Aster Mining Bee (Andrena asteris)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-asteris/)
- [Vermont Giant Silkmoth Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/cocoon-watch/)
- [Say's Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee (Coelioxys sayi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-sayi/)
- [Mustard Miner Bee (Andrena arabis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-arabis/)
- [Peckham's Mining Bee (<i>Andrena peckhami</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-peckhami/)
- [Cloudy-winged Mining Bee (Andrena nubecula)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-nubecula/)
- [Zebra Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/zebra-clubtail/)
- [Locating and Identifying Cocoons](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/locate-and-identify/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/about/)
- [Results](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/results/)
- [Firefly Duskyling](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/firefly-duskyling/)
- [404 - Page Not Found](https://val.vtecostudies.org/page-not-found/)
- [Andrena braccata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-braccata/)
- [True Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada valida)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-valida/)
- [Squash Longhorn-Cuckoo (Triepeolus remigatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/triepeolus-remigatus/)
- [Specialist Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/specialists/)
- [Short-tongued Miner Bee (<i>Andrena brevipalpis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-brevipalpis/)
- [Robertson's Miner Bee (<i>Andrena robertsonii</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-robertsonii/)
- [Long-horn Cuckoo Bees (Genus Triepeolus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/triepeolus/) - The Cellophane-cuckoo Bees of Vermont
- [Shadow Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/shadow-darner/)
- [Cresson's Mining Bee (<i>Andrena cressonii</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-cressonii/)
- [Nason's Mining Bee (<i>Andrena nasonii</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-nasonii/)
- [Wheeler's Miner Bee (<i>Andrena wheeleri</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-wheeleri/)
- [Canadian Mining Bee (<i>Andrena canadensis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-canadensis/)
- [Dunning's Mining Bee (<i>Andrena dunningi</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-dunningi/)
- [Aster Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/asters/)
- [Aster Cellophane Bee (Colletes compactus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-compactus/)
- [Miserable Mining Bee (<i>Andrena miserabilis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-miserabilis/)
- [Nomada electa](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-electa/)
- [Banks' Nomad Bee (Nomada banksi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-banksi/)
- [Cellophane-cuckoo Bees (Genus Epeolus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/epeolus/) - The Cellophane-cuckoo Bees of Vermont
- [Autumnal Cellophane-Cuckoo (Epeolus autumnalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/epeolus-autumnalis/)
- [Goldenrod Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/goldenrod/)
- [Peaceful Miner Bee (<i>Andrena placata</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-placata/)
- [Neighborly Nomad (Nomada vicina)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-vicina/)
- [Drury's Long-horned Bee (Melissodes druriellus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melissodes-druriellus/)
- [Goldenrod Longhorn-Cuckoo Bee (Triepeolus pectoralis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/triepeolus-pectoralis/)
- [Notch-backed Cellophane-cuckoo Bee (Epeolus scutellaris)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/epeolus-scutellaris/)
- [Goldenrod Cellophane Bee (Colletes solidaginis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-solidaginis/)
- [American Cellophane Bee (Colletes americanus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-americanus/)
- [Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee (Colletes simulans)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-simulans/)
- [Genus Pseudopanurgus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/pseudopanurgus/)
- [Pseudopanurgus aestivalis](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/pseudopanurgus-aestivalis/)
- [Pseudopanurgus andrenoides](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/pseudopanurgus-andrenoides/)
- [Canadian Cellophane-cuckoo Bee (Epeolus canadensis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/epeolus-canadensis/)
- [Least Cellophane-cuckoo Bee (Epeolus minimus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/epeolus-minimus/)
- [Thistle Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/thistles/)
- [Urban Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/urban/)
- [Wetland Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/wetlands/)
- [Sunflower Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sunflower/)
- [Sunflower Mining Bee (<i>Andrena helianthi</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-helianthi/)
- [Pickerelweed Long-horned Bee (Melissodes apicalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melissodes-apicalis/)
- [Pickerelweed Shortface (Dufourea novaeangliae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/dufourea-novaeangliae/)
- [Pickerelweed Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/pontederia/)
- [Squash Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/squash/) - The Squash Bee in Vermont
- [Short-faced Bees (Genus Dufourea)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/dufourea/) - The Short-Faced Bees of Vermont
- [Beebalm Shortface (Dufourea monardae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/dufourea-monardae/)
- [Hairy Bee Genera](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hairy-bees/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2018](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2018/)
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2019](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2019/)
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2020](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2020/)
- [Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2021](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/swamp-sparrow/swamp-sparrow-map-2/vermont-rare-bird-reports-2021/)
- [Thistle Long-horned Bee (Melissodes desponsus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melissodes-desponsus/)
- [Disk-marked Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/disk-marked-lady-beetle/)
- [Bellflower Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bellflower/)
- [Modest Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee (Coelioxys modestus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-modestus/)
- [Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee (Coelioxys sodalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-sodalis/)
- [Porter's Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee (Coelioxys porterae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-porterae/)
- [Eight-toothed Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee (Coelioxys octodentatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-octodentatus/)
- [Sad Cuckoo Leaf-cutter Bee (Coelioxys moestus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/coelioxys-moestus/)
- [Common Digger Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/anthophora/) - The Common Digger Bees (Genus Anthophora ) known from VT, with identification tips
- [Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-centuncularis/)
- [Golden-tailed Leafcutter Bee(Megachile relativa)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-relativa/)
- [Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile mendica)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-mendica/)
- [Silver-tailed Petalcutter Bee (Megachile montivaga)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-montivaga/)
- [Short Leafcutter (Megachile brevis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-brevis/)
- [Texas Leafcutter (Megachile texana)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-texana/)
- [Leafcutter Bees (Genus Megachile)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile/) - The Leafcutter Bees of Vermont
- [Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile latimanus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-latimanus/)
- [Frigid Leafcutter (Megachile frigida)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-frigida/)
- [Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee (Megachile melanophaea)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-melanophaea/)
- [Viper's Bugloss Small-Mason (Hoplitis anthocopoides)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hoplitis-anthocopoides/)
- [Articulated Nomad (Nomada articulata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-articulata/)
- [Striped Sweat Bees (Genus Agapostemon)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/agapostemon/) - The Striped Sweat Bees of Vermont.
- [Green Bee Genera](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/green-bees/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [Silky Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon sericeus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/agapostemon-sericeus/)
- [Texas Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon texanus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/agapostemon-texanus/)
- [Blitz Survey Block Map](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/blitz-map/)
- [Colletes banksi](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-banksi/)
- [Golden-Alexanders Mining Bee (<i>Andrena ziziae</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-ziziae/)
- [Waterleaf Mining Bee (<i>Andrena geranii</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-geranii/)
- [Arrowhead Spiketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/arrowhead-spiketail/)
- [join vermont mission monarch blitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/vermont-mission-monarch-blitz/join-vermont-mission-monarch-blitz/)
- [Trout-lily Mining Bee (<i>Andrena erythronii</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-erythronii/)
- [Mining Bees found on Flowering Shrubs](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-shrub/) - Identification and natural history notes for the Andrena species found mid-summer in Vermont.
- [Azalea Mining Bee (<i>Andrena cornelli</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-cornelli/)
- [Hawthorn Mining Bee (<i>Andrena crataegi</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-crataegi/)
- [Fragile Dogwood Mining Bee (<i>Andrena fragilis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-fragilis/)
- [Summer Mining Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-summer/) - Identification and natural history notes for the Andrena species found mid-summer in Vermont.
- [Milwaukee Mining Bee (<i>Andrena milwaukeensis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-milwaukeensis/)
- [Virginia Mining Bee (<i>Andrena virginiana</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-virginiana/)
- [Wilke's Mining Bee (<i>Andrena wilkella</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-wilkella/)
- [Cranesbill Miner (Andrena distans)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-distans/)
- [Bruner's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum bruneri)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-bruneri/)
- [Bradley's Mining Bee (Andrena bradleyi)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-bradleyi/)
- [Deep-blue Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum coeruleum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-coeruleum/)
- [Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/augochlora-pura/)
- [Golden Sweat Bee (Augochlorella aurata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/augochlorella-aurata/)
- [Violet Miner (Andrena violae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-violae/)
- [Twig Mason Bee (Osmia virga)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-virga/)
- [Friendly Mason Bee (Osmia proxima)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-proxima/)
- [Collinsia Mason (Osmia collinsiae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-collinsiae/)
- [White-bellied Mason Bee (Osmia albiventris)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-albiventris/)
- [Maine Blueberry Bee (Osmia atriventris)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-atriventris/)
- [Dwarf Mason Bee (Osmia pumila)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-pumila/)
- [Blitz Protocol](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/blitz-protocol/) - Collaboration with birders and community scientists will be integral to the success of this project.
- [Vermont Bumble Bee Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/vermont-bumble-bee-species/)
- [Masked Bees (Genus Hylaeus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus/) - The field identifiable species of Masked Bees known and suspected to occur in Vermont. Click each image for additional details on each species
- [Cinquefoil Masked Bee (Hylaeus basalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-basalis/)
- [Vertical Masked Bee (Hylaeus verticalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-verticalis/)
- [Broad-faced Masked Bee (Hylaeus sparsus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-sparsus/)
- [Annulate Masked Bee (Hylaeus annulatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-annulatus/)
- [Mesilla Masked Bee (Hylaeus mesillae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-mesillae/)
- [Modest Masked Bee group (Hylaeus modestus/H. affinis/H. illinoisensis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-modestus/)
- [Blunt-Horn Bees (Genus Melitta)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melitta/)
- [Spring Ephemeral Mining Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-ephemeral/) - Identification and natural history notes for the Andrena species found on Willows in Vermont.
- [Slender-faced Masked Bee (Hylaeus leptocephalus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-leptocephalus/)
- [Bellflower Resin Bee (Megachile campanulae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-campanulae/)
- [Cuckoo Carder Bees (Genus Stelis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/stelis/) - The Cuckoo Carder Bees of Vermont
- [Genus Calliopsis](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/calliopsis/)
- [Northern Amber Bumble Bee (Bombus borealis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-borealis/)
- [Fernald's Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus fernaldae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-fernaldae/)
- [Metallic Epauletted-Sweat Bee (Augochloropsis metallica)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/augochloropsis-metallica/)
- [Tribe Augochlorini](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/augochlorini/) - The green Sweat Bees of Vermont.
- [Sand Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sand/) - Identification and natural history notes for the Andrena species found on Willows in Vermont.
- [Subgenus Dialictus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/dialictus/)
- [Spring Beauty Mining Bee (<i>Andrena erigeniae</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-erigeniae/)
- [Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee (Megachile pugnata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-pugnata/)
- [Distinct Mason Bee (Osmia distincta)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-distincta/)
- [Mountain Mason Bee (Osmia inermis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-inermis/)
- [Texas Mason Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-texana/)
- [Georgia Mason Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-georgica/)
- [Melitta melittoides](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melitta-melittoides/)
- [Lyonia Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lyonia/)
- [Blunt-Horn Bees (Genus Melitta)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melitta-2/)
- [Small Carpenter Bees (Genus Ceratina)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/ceratina/) - The Small Carpenter Bees of Vermont.
- [Long-horned Bees (Genus Melissodes)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melissodes/) - The Long-horned Bees of Vermont
- [results](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/results/)
- [Spring Mining Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-spring/) - Identification and natural history notes for generalist Mining Bees found in April through early June in Vermont.
- [Hippotes's Miner Bee (<i>Andrena hippotes</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-hippotes/)
- [Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena/) - Identification and natural history notes for the Andrena species found in Vermont.
- [Rose Miner Bee (<i>Andrena melanochroa</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-melanochroa/)
- [Parnassia Miner (<i>Andrena parnassiae</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-parnassiae/)
- [Black-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-auricomus/)
- [Little Black Bee Genera](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/little-black-bees/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada/) - The Nomad Bees of Vermont
- [Spotted Nomad Bee (Nomada maculata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-maculata/)
- [Blood Bees (Genus Sphecodes)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sphecodes/) - The Blood Bees of Vermont
- [Mixed Yellow and Black Bumble Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-mixed-yellow/)
- [Golden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-fervidus/)
- [Half Yellow Bumble Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-half-yellow/)
- [Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus citrinus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-citrinus/)
- [Perplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-perplexus/)
- [Half-black Bumble Bee (Bombus vagans)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-vagans/)
- [Sanderson's Bumble Bee (Bombus sandersoni)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-sandersoni/)
- [Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-griseocollis/)
- [Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-bimaculatus/)
- [Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-impatiens/)
- [Tricolored Bumble Bee (Bombus ternarius)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-ternarius/)
- [Mostly Black Bumble Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-little-yellow/)
- [Red Bumble Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-red/)
- [Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-rufocinctus/)
- [Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-affinis/)
- [West Virginia White](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/west-virginia-white/)
- [About the Blitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/about-the-blitz/)
- [Bee Photography Tips](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/photography/) - Tips and tricks for getting useful photos of wild bees
- [Half Yellow Bumble Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-half-yellow-2/)
- [All Yellow Bumble Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bombus-all-yellow/)
- [About Eastern Meadowlarks](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/about-eastern-meadowlarks/) - Eastern Meadowlarks are ground-nesting grassland specialists. They have historically thrived in the hayfields and pastures that dominated the Vermont landscape throughout the mid- to late-1800s. Although today
- [Submit data sheets](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/eastern-meadowlark-blitz/submit-data-sheets/)
- [Genus Lasioglossum](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum/)
- [Black Lasioglossum](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/black-lasioglossum/)
- [Rugose-chested Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum pectorale)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-pectorale/)
- [Evening Primrose Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum oenotherae)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/lasioglossum-oenotherae/)
- [Bluish Bee Genera](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/bluish-bees/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [Subgenus Melandrena](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melandrena/)
- [Cherry Mining Bee (<i>Andrena pruni</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-pruni/)
- [Blue Orchard Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-lignaria/)
- [Hornfaced Bee (Osmia cornifrons)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-cornifrons/)
- [Taurus Mason Bee (Osmia taurus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-taurus/)
- [Mexican Bean Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/mexican-bean-beetle/)
- [Mountain Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/mountain-lady-beetle/)
- [Scymnus fraternus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/scymnus-fraternus/)
- [Carlin's Mining Bee (<i>Andrena carlini</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-carlini/)
- [Tiny Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/tiny-lady-beetle/)
- [Esteemed Sigil Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/esteemed-sigil-lady-beetle/)
- [Undoubtable Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/undoubtable-lady-beetle/)
- [Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile inimica)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-inimica/)
- [Brachiacantha felina](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/brachiacantha-felina/)
- [Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (Megachile rotundata)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-rotundata/)
- [Cellophane Bees (Genus Colletes)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes/) - The field identifiable species of Cellophane Bees known and suspected to occur in Vermont. Click each image for additional details on each species
- [Kincaid's Cellophane Bee (Colletes kincaidii)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-kincaidii/)
- [Kindred Cellophane Bee (Colletes consors)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-consors/)
- [Colletes impunctatus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-impunctatus/)
- [Pine Dusky Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/pine-dusky-lady-beetle/)
- [Bufflehead Mason Bee (Osmia bucephala)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/osmia-bucephala/)
- [Tifton Nomad Bee (Nomada tiftonensis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nomada-tiftonensis/)
- [Northern Rotund-resin Bee (Anthidiellum notatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/anthidiellum-notatum/)
- [Dwarf-dandelion Mining Bee (<i>Andrena krigiana</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-krigiana/)
- [Blueberry Cellophane Bee (Colletes validus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colletes-validus/)
- [Five-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/five-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Eleven-spotted Lady Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/eleven-spotted-lady-beetle/)
- [Cream-spotted Ladybird](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/cream-spotted-ladybird/)
- [Rugose-fronted Resin Bee (Megachile rugifrons)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-rugifrons/)
- [Flight Phenology](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/flight-phenology/)
- [Ornate Masked Bee (Hylaeus ornatus)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-ornatus/)
- [Nelumbo Masked Bee (Hylaeus nelumbonis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hylaeus-nelumbonis/)
- [<i>Andrena ziziaeformis</i>](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-ziziaeformis/)
- [Fall Mining Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-fall/) - Identification and natural history notes for the Andrena species found mid-summer in Vermont.
- [Val-Map](https://val.vtecostudies.org/val-map/)
- [Sigmund's Mining Bee (<i>Andrena sigmundi</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-sigmundi/)
- [Long-lipped Mining Bee (<i>Andrena barbilabris</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-barbilabris/)
- [Birder Broker](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/)
- [W-marked Miner Bee (<i>Andrena w-scripta</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-w-scripta/)
- [Neighborly Mining Bee (<i>Andrena vicina</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-vicina/)
- [<i>Andrena vernalis</i>](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-vernalis/)
- [Goatsbeard Miner Bee (<i>Andrena spiraeana</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-spiraeana/)
- [Rugose Mining Bee (<i>Andrena rugosa<i/>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-rugosa/)
- [Brown-fovea Miner (<i>Andrena rufosignata</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-rufosignata/)
- [Regular Mining Bee (<i>Andrena regularis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-regularis/)
- [Perplexed Miner Bee (<i>Andrena perplexa</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-perplexa/)
- [Nude Mining Bee (<i>Andrena nuda</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-nuda/)
- [Snowy Mining Bee (<i>Andrena nivalis</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-nivalis/)
- [Black-haired Miner Bee (<i>Andrena nigrihirta</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-nigrihirta/)
- [Singular Miner Bee (<i>Andrena miranda</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-miranda/)
- [Imitator Miner Bee (<i>Andrena imitatrix</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-imitatrix/)
- [Forbes' Mining Bee (<i>Andrena forbesii</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-forbesii/)
- [Ceanothus Miner Bee (<i>Andrena ceanothi</i>)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/andrena-ceanothi/)
- [Sculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/megachile-sculpturalis/)
- [Small Mason Bees (Genus Hoplitis)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hoplitis/) - The Small Mason Bees of Vermont
- [Armored-Resin Bees (Genus Heriades)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/heriades/) - The Armored-Resin Bees of Vermont
- [Scissor Bees (Genus Chelostoma)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/chelostoma/)
- [Vermont Bee Genera](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/genera/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [Colorful Bee Genera](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/colorful-bees/) - A user-friendly guide to genus-level ID of Vermont bees, with an emphasis on characters visible in the field
- [COVID-19 Protocols](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/covid-19-protocols/)
- [Collinsia Mason](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/collinsia-mason/)
- [Blue Orchard Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/blue-orchard-bee-2/)
- [Caddisfly (Trichoptera)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/caddisfly-trichoptera/) - Egg Identification Status More Information Range in Vermont
- [Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/four-toed-salamander-hemidactylium-scutatum/) - Our smallest vertebrate and least-known salamander, the Four-toed is a unique woodland species that lays it eggs in clumps of moss in shallow wetlands.
- [Vernal Pool Partners](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/vernal-pool-partners/)
- [Vernal Pool Conservation Videos](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-vernal-pool-atlas/vernal-pool-conservation-videos/)
- [Bumble Bee Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bumble-bee-data/)
- [Terms of Use and Privacy Policy](https://val.vtecostudies.org/about/terms-of-use-and-privacy-policy/)
- [Tech Tip Tuesday](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/val-on-inat/ttt/)
- [Most Wanted Bees](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/most-wanted/) - A targeted list of potentially field-identifiable bee species that have not yet been found in Vermont or are regional rare and/or declining.
- [news](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/news/)
- [Species Profiles](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-atlas-moth/species-profiles/)
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- [mussel data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/mussel-data/)
- [Field Guide to the Bumble Bees of VT](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bumble-bees-through-binoculars/) - A guide to identifying bumble bees of the northeast in the field and/or from photos.
- [Subarctic Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/subarctic-bluet/)
- [Sculptured Resin Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/sculptured-resin-bee/)
- [Loon Behavior and Rescues](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/recorded-events/loon-behavior-and-rescues/)
- [Brown Bag Lady Beetle Discussion](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/recorded-events/brown-bag-lady-beetle-discussion/)
- [Loon Behavior and Rescues](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/loon-behavior-and-rescues/)
- [Brown Bag Lady Beetle Discussion](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/brown-bag-lady-beetle-discussion/)
- [All About Spring Migration](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/recorded-events/all-about-spring-migration/)
- [Adopt a Survey Block](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/signup/)
- [Vermont Tiger Beetles](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-tiger-beetle-atlas/vermont-tiger-beetles/)
- [Vermont Atlas of Life Observation Contest](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/observation-contest-2/)
- [All About Spring Migration](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/all-about-spring-migration/)
- [Vernal Pools: Wicked Big Puddles or Critical Wildlife Habitat](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/vernal-pools-wicked-big-puddles-or-critical-wildlife-habitat/)
- [Tech Tip Tuesday](https://val.vtecostudies.org/tech-tip-tuesday/)
- [Report a Sighting](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/report-a-sighting/)
- [Backyard Lady Beetle Blitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/backyard-lady-beetle-blitz/)
- [Observation Contest](https://val.vtecostudies.org/events/observation-contest/)
- [Discoveries](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermont-life-list/discoveries/)
- [iNaturalist Instructions](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/val-on-inat/inat-instructions/)
- [Backyard Lady Beetle Blitz](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/lady-beetle-atlas/backyard-lady-beetle-blitz/)
- [Western Honey Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/western-honey-bee/)
- [Southeastern Blueberry Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/southeastern-blueberry-bee/)
- [Oblong Woolcarder Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/oblong-woolcarder-bee/)
- [Melitta americana](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/melitta-americana/)
- [Macropis Cuckoo Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/macropis-cuckoo-bee/)
- [Introduced Species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/introduced-species/)
- [European Wool Carder Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/european-wool-carder-bee/)
- [Anthidium florentinum](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/anthidium-florentinum/)
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- [Hoplitis albifrons](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/hoplitis-albifrons/)
- [Nimble Carpenter Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/nimble-carpenter-bee/)
- [Blue Mason Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/blue-mason-bee/)
- [Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/alfalfa-leafcutter-bee/)
- [White-zoned Furrow Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/white-zoned-furrow-bee/)
- [Slender-faced Masked Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/slender-faced-masked-bee/)
- [Wilke's Mining Bee](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/wilkes-mining-bee/)
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- [Common Claybank Tiger Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-tiger-beetle-atlas/common-claybank-tiger-beetle/)
- [Vermont Life List](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermont-life-list/)
- [Aurora Damsel](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/aurora-damsel/)
- [Sedge Sprite](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/sedge-sprite/)
- [Powdered Dancer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/powdered-dancer/)
- [Variable Dancer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/variable-dancer/)
- [Eastern Forktail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/eastern-forktail/)
- [Blue-fronted Dancer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/blue-fronted-dancer/)
- [Fragile Forktail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/fragile-forktail/)
- [Eastern Red Damsel](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/eastern-red-damsel/)
- [Lilypad Forktail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/lilypad-forktail/)
- [Swamp Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/swamp-spreadwing/)
- [Citrine Forktail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/citrine-forktail/)
- [Vesper Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/vesper-bluet/)
- [Amber-winged Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/amber-winged-spreadwing/)
- [Emerald Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/emerald-spreadwing/)
- [Northern Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/northern-spreadwing/)
- [Spotted Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/spotted-spreadwing/)
- [Great Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/great-spreadwing/)
- [American Rubyspot](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/american-rubyspot/)
- [Ebony Jewelwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ebony-jewelwing/)
- [Umber Shadowdragon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/umber-shadowdragon/)
- [Superb Jewelwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/superb-jewelwing/)
- [River Jewelwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/river-jewelwing/)
- [VLL Data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermont-life-list/vll-data/)
- [About VLL](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermont-life-list/about-vll/)
- [The First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/the-first-vermont-breeding-bird-atlas-1976-1981/)
- [Results](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/results/)
- [Northern Crescent](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/northern-crescent/)
- [Results](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-tiger-beetle-atlas/results/)
- [News](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-tiger-beetle-atlas/news/)
- [Dusky Dancer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/dusky-dancer/)
- [Hudsonian Whiteface](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/hudsonian-whiteface/)
- [Species Template](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/orthoptera/soecies-name-2/)
- [Ebony Boghaunter](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ebony-boghaunter/)
- [survey blocks](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtbees/survey-blocks/)
- [Terms & Conditions](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/terms-and-conditions/)
- [Join Birder Broker](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/birder-broker/join-birder-broker/)
- [Scarlet Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/scarlet-bluet/)
- [Report a Bumble Bee Sighting](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/report/)
- [Bombus affinis](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bombus-affinis/)
- [Lyre-tipped Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/lyre-tipped-spreadwing/)
- [Slender Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/slender-spreadwing/)
- [Elegant Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/elegant-spreadwing-2/)
- [Sweetflag Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/sweetflag-spreadwing/)
- [Bombus affinis with live map](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bombus-affinis-2/)
- [giant silkmoth data](https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoon-watch/giant-silkmoth-data/)
- [Bombus borealis](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bombus-borealis/)
- [Methods](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/methods/)
- [Common Green Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/common-green-darner/)
- [Bombus fernaldae](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bombus-fernalde/)
- [Canadian Tiger Swallowtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/canadian-tiger-swallowtail/)
- [Resources](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/resources/)
- [Most Wanted](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/most-wanted/)
- [Tiger Spiketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/tiger-spiketail/)
- [Incurvate Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/incurvate-emerald/)
- [Midland Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/midland-clubtail/)
- [Twin-spotted Spiketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/twin-spotted-spiketail/)
- [Delta-spotted Spiketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/delta-spotted-spiketail/)
- [species](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/species/)
- [Corbicula fluminea](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/corbicula-fluminea/)
- [Pyganodon grandis](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/pyganodon-grandis/)
- [Pyganodon cataracta](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/pyganodon-cataracta/)
- [Potamilus alatus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/potamilus-alatus/)
- [Anodontoides ferussacianus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/anodontoides-ferussacianus/)
- [Alasmidonta marginata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/alasmidonta-marginata/)
- [Alasmidonta undulata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/alasmidonta-undulata/)
- [Strophitus undulatus](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/strophitus-undulatus/)
- [Ligumia recta](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/ligumia-recta/)
- [Leptodea fragilis](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/leptodea-fragilis/)
- [Lasmigona costata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/lasmigona-costata/)
- [About](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/about/)
- [mussel links](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/mussel-links/)
- [mussel news](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/mussel-news/)
- [Lasmigona compressa](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/lasmigona-compressa/)
- [Lampsilis radiata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/lampsilis-radiata/)
- [Lampsilis ovata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/lampsilis-ovata/)
- [Elliptio complanata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/elliptio-complanata/)
- [Anodonta implicata](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/anodonta-implicata/)
- [Alasmidonta varicosa](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/alasmidonta-varicosa/)
- [Alasmidonta heterodon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/alasmidonta-heterodon/)
- [Margaritifera margaritifera](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/margaritifera-margaritifera/)
- [Vermont Freshwater Mussel Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/)
- [Springtime Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/springtime-darner/)
- [Green-striped Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/green-striped-darner/)
- [Black-tipped Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/black-tipped-darner/)
- [Variable Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/variable-darner/)
- [Lake Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/lake-darner/)
- [Lance-tipped Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/lance-tipped-darner/)
- [Canada Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/canada-darner/)
- [Maine Snaketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/maine-snaketail/)
- [Beaverpond Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/beaverpond-clubtail/)
- [Broad-winged Skipper](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/broad-winged-skipper/)
- [Cyrano Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/cyrano-darner/)
- [Eastern Least Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/eastern-least-clubtail/)
- [Rusty Snaketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/rusty-snaketail/)
- [Sphagnum Sprite](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/sphagnum-sprite/)
- [Springtime Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/springtime-bluet/)
- [Slender Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/slender-bluet/)
- [Orange Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/orange-bluet/)
- [New England Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/new-england-bluet/)
- [Hagen's Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/hagens-bluet/)
- [Skimming Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/skimming-bluet/)
- [Stream Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/stream-bluet/)
- [Marsh Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/marsh-bluet/)
- [Big Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/big-bluet/)
- [Turquoise Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/turquoise-bluet/)
- [Northern Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/northern-bluet/)
- [Familiar Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/familiar-bluet/)
- [Tule Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/tule-bluet/)
- [Boreal Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/boreal-bluet/)
- [Double-striped Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/double-striped-bluet/)
- [Azure Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/azure-bluet/)
- [Rainbow Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/rainbow-bluet/)
- [River Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/river-bluet/)
- [Carolina Saddlebags](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/carolina-saddlebags/)
- [Black Saddlebags](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/black-saddlebags/)
- [Autumn Meadowhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/autumn-meadowhawk/)
- [Band-winged Meadowhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/band-winged-meadowhawk/)
- [White-faced Meadowhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/white-faced-meadowhawk/)
- [Black Meadowhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/black-meadowhawk/)
- [Cherry-faced Meadowhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/cherry-faced-meadowhawk/)
- [Saffron-winged Meadowhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/saffron-winged-meadowhawk/)
- [Common Whitetail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/common-whitetail/)
- [Eastern Amberwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/eastern-amberwing/)
- [Spot-winged Glider](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/spot-winged-glider/)
- [Wandering Glider](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/wandering-glider/)
- [Blue Dasher](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/blue-dasher/)
- [Elfin Skimmer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/elfin-skimmer/)
- [Painted Skimmer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/painted-skimmer/)
- [Four-spotted Skimmer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/four-spotted-skimmer/)
- [Twelve-spotted Skimmer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/twelve-spotted-skimmer/)
- [Widow Skimmer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/widow-skimmer/)
- [Slaty Skimmer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/slaty-skimmer/)
- [Spangled Skimmer](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/spangled-skimmer/)
- [Belted (Red-waisted) Whiteface](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/belted-red-waisted-whiteface/)
- [Dot-tailed Whiteface](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/dot-tailed-whiteface/)
- [Crimson-ringed Whiteface](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/crimson-ringed-whiteface/)
- [Frosted Whiteface](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/frosted-whiteface/)
- [Chalk-fronted Corporal](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/chalk-fronted-corporal/)
- [White Corporal](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/white-corporal/)
- [Common (Eastern) Pondhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/common-eastern-pondhawk/)
- [Banded Pennant](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/banded-pennant/)
- [Halloween Pennant](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/halloween-pennant/)
- [Calico Pennant](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/calico-pennant/)
- [Williamson's Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/williamsons-emerald/)
- [Brush-tipped Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/brush-tipped-emerald/)
- [Clamp-tipped Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/clamp-tipped-emerald/)
- [Ocellated Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ocellated-emerald/)
- [Kennedy's Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/kennedys-emerald/)
- [Delicate Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/delicate-emerald/)
- [Forcipate Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/forcipate-emerald/)
- [Ski-tipped Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ski-tipped-emerald/)
- [Lake Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/lake-emerald/)
- [Ringed Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ringed-emerald/)
- [Stygian Shadowdragon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/stygian-shadowdragon/)
- [Uhler’s Sundragon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/uhlers-sundragon/)
- [Spiny Baskettail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/spiny-baskettail/)
- [Prince Baskettail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/prince-baskettail/)
- [Common Baskettail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/common-baskettail/)
- [Beaverpond Baskettail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/beaverpond-baskettail/)
- [Racket-tailed Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/racket-tailed-emerald/)
- [Petite Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/petite-emerald/)
- [American Emerald](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/american-emerald/)
- [Swift River Cruiser](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/swift-river-cruiser/)
- [Stream Cruiser](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/stream-cruiser/)
- [Arrow Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/arrow-clubtail/)
- [Riverine Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/riverine-clubtail/)
- [Common Sanddragon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/common-sanddragon/)
- [Riffle Snaketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/riffle-snaketail/)
- [Brook Snaketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/brook-snaketail/)
- [Southern Pygmy Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/southern-pygmy-clubtail/)
- [Northern Pygmy Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/northern-pygmy-clubtail/)
- [Dragonhunter](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/dragonhunter/)
- [Skillet Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/skillet-clubtail/)
- [Cobra Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/cobra-clubtail/)
- [Rapids Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/rapids-clubtail/)
- [Ashy Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ashy-clubtail/)
- [Dusky Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/dusky-clubtail/)
- [Lancet Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/lancet-clubtail/)
- [Harpoon Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/harpoon-clubtail/)
- [Mustached Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/mustached-clubtail/)
- [Spine-crowned Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/spine-crowned-clubtail/)
- [Black-shouldered Spinyleg](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/black-shouldered-spinyleg/)
- [Unicorn Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/unicorn-clubtail/)
- [Lilypad Clubtail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/lilypad-clubtail/)
- [Elegant Spreadwing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/elegant-spreadwing/)
- [Spatterdock Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/spatterdock-darner/)
- [Harlequin Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/harlequin-darner/)
- [Swamp Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/swamp-darner/)
- [Fawn Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/fawn-darner/)
- [Ocellated Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ocellated-darner/)
- [Comet Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/comet-darner/)
- [Subarctic Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/subarctic-darner/)
- [Zigzag Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/zigzag-darner/)
- [Mottled Darner](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/mottled-darner/)
- [Gray Petaltail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/gray-petaltail/)
- [Pygmy Snaketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/pygmy-snaketail/)
- [people](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/people/)
- [Ruby Meadowhawk](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ruby-meadowhawk/)
- [Ringed Boghaunter](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/ringed-boghaunter/)
- [Taiga Bluet](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/taiga-bluet/)
- [Extra-striped Snaketail](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/extra-striped-snaketail/)
- [Common Sanddragon](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-damselfly-and-dragonfly-atlas/gray-petaltail-2/)
- [Vermont Bird Records Committee Rare Bird Species Documentation](https://val.vtecostudies.org/vermont-bird-records-committee-rare-bird-species-documentation/) - This form has been prepared to encourage full and detailed documentation of rare or unseasonal birds observed in Vermont. These reports represent a permanent record of the observation and should be as detailed as possible. New reports are reviewed annually by the VBRC, which evaluates records for their acceptability to future researchers and for inclusion
- [Bombus ashtoni](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bombus-ashtoni/)
- [Dreissena polymorpha](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-freshwater-mussel-atlas/dreissena-polymorpha/)
- [American Crow](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/american-crow/)
- [Cobblestone Tiger Beetle](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-tiger-beetle-atlas/cobblestone-tiger-beetle/)
- [Persius Duskywing](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/persius-duskywing/)
- [Bombus insularis](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/bombus-insularis/)
- [Common Wood Nymph](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/common-wood-nymph/)
- [Species and confirmations from second Atlas](https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-breeding-bird-atlas/species-and-confirmations-from-second-atlas/)

## Views

- [Rare Bird Species Reports](https://val.vtecostudies.org/newsfeed/view/rare-bird-species-reports-list/)

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