| Wander in Winter at the Birds of Vermont Museum Let’s go outside together! (And a few inside things too.) Drop-In Soap Carving (February 2) → Fledglings Explore Winter (February 9) → Ask-a-Naturalist: Owls (February 10) → Handwork and Happiness (February 13) → Full Moon Snowshoe Walk (February 15) → Great Backyard Bird Count (February 18 – 21) → February Bird Monitoring Walk (February 26) → “The Gift of Art” show (November 1 – April 30) → Drop In Soap Carving  Wednesday, February 2, 1:00 pm Stop by and try your hand at soap carving. Tools and soap provided. All ages. Included with Museum admission; donations welcome. Drop in, no registration needed: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/drop-in-soap-carving-feb/ Fledglings Explore Winter  Wednesday, February 9, 1:00 pm How do animals and plants adapt to February in Vermont? Dress for outdoors: we will be looking over and under the snow. Great for ages 4-9 Register: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/fledglings-explore-winter/ Ask-a-Naturalist: Owls  Wednesday, February 2, 1:00 pm Whooo’s interested in owls? Lots of us! Listen to and ask questions about these astonishing predators. This is an online free event. Please register with Audubon Vermont (802 434-3068) or the Museum (802 434-2167) to get the info you need to sign in. More info: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/ask-a-naturalist-owls/ Register: https://vt.audubon.org/events/ask-naturalist-all-about-owls Handwork and Happiness  Saturday, February 13, 2:00 pm Gather with a few fellow handcrafters at the Museum this winter. Bring your own project: woodcarving, knitting, sketchbook, quilting, poems-in-progress, field notebook, crochet, etc. Cider, coffee and good company provided. Register: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/handwork-and-happiness-february/ Full Moon Snowshoe Walk Tuesday, February 15, 6:00 pm  Take a walk through the museum’s forest and meadow. Explore the winter nighttime forest with us. What happens at night in a Vermont winter? Register: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/full-moon-snowshoe/ Great Backyard Bird Count  Friday – Monday, February 18-21, 2022 • All Over the World With a friend or one your own, watching one bird or counting hundreds, join a worldwide community-science and conservation project. All you have to do is observe for 15 minutes and submit your observation(s). Find out More: https://www.birdcount.org/participate February Bird Monitoring Walk  Saturday, February 26, 8:00 pm All birders (current, experienced, newbie and would-be!) welcome! Most fun for adults, older children. Please bring your own binoculars, dress for weather. We go out the last Saturday of every month. Register: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/bird-monitoring-walk-feb-2022/ The Gift of Art  November 1 – April 30“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show. This exhibit displays varied works: some donated after previous shows, some selections from our gift shop, and possibly even pieces still waiting to be picked up from the summer show. Find out More: https://birdsofvermont.org/event/the-gift-of-art-2021/ |