By Chip Wright
There are a number of readily accessible and excellent sites for viewing birds in our area. Some of our favorites include:
Huntington
- Green Mountain Audubon Center
- Birds of Vermont Museum
Swanton
- Mississquoi National Wildlife Refuge
Champlain Islands
- Sandbar Wildlife Management Area and State Park
- South Hero-Colchester railway causeway
- Ferry landing and fish hatchery [Grand Isle]
Colchester
- Delta Park
- Woodside Natural Area
- Colchester-South Hero railway causeway
Williston
Burlington
- Red Rocks Park
- Burlington Waterfront
- Centennial Woods
Winooski
South Burlington
Shelburne
- Shelburne Farms
- Shelburne Bay fishing access
- Shelburne Bay trails [bike path, Clark, Allen Hill]
- La Platte River and marsh trail
- Town beach
Charlotte
- Mt. Philo State Park
- Town beach
- Pease Mountain
Directions to many of these areas, best times of year, and what birds are most likely to be present are found in “Birdwatching in Vermont”, by Ted Murin and Bryan Pfeiffer.
