The Vermont Bird Records Committee 2024 Annual Report
April 15, 2025The 44th annual report covers the evaluation of 47 records involving 34 species. A highlight for 2024 was the state’s first state records of Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) and Black-throated Gray Warbler (Septophaga nigrescens). Also of note was the state’s second accepted record for Ruff (Calidrix pugnax), last accepted in 1991, and the second accepted record of Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus), last accepted in 2021. Learn more on the eBird Vermont Blog »
The Vermont Bird Records Committee 43rd Annual Report and Updated Checklist
September 02, 2024A new bird species for Vermont headlines the Vermont Bird Records Committee (VBRC) 2023 report. An Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) was found and photographed in Middlebury on 17 December 2023 and reported to eBird Vermont and submitted to the committee for consideration by David Guertin and Jim Mead. Also of note was the second state record of Le Conte’s Sparrow and the third state record of Marbled Godwit. The 43rd annual VBRC report covers the evaluation of 44 records involving 30 species. Learn more on the eBird Vermont Blog »
Highlights from the 40th Vermont Bird Records Committee Report
November 18, 2021The 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. Learn More on the VCE Blog »
VBRC Announces New Online Rare Bird Reporting Form
March 14, 2017The Vermont Bird Records Committee (VBRC) is pleased to announce a new online form with media uploading for reporting observations of rare, out-of-season, and rare nesting bird species in the state. The tool was created for the committee by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Learn more on the eBird Vermont Blog »
