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The Addison County, Vermont chapter of the National Audubon Society. Our mission is to protect birds, other wildlife and their habitats.

 Addison County, Vermont
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Joined January 2013
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March Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

March Monthly Wildlife Walk

Six participants came out on a cold morning at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland for what turned out to be a fairly classic March experience, featuring both lingering winter birds and newly ar…

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January Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

January Monthly Wildlife Walk

A little snow didn’t keep people away from this month’s wildlife walk at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland, with ten people showing up to help us survey birds and other wildlife. T…

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December Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

December Monthly Wildlife Walk

Five people came out for the December wildlife walk at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Once again led by super-sub, Jim Phillips, they found what can only be described as a very basic set o…

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OCAS Offers Hog Island Audubon Camp Scholarships for Educator and Teen ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

OCAS Offers Hog Island Audubon Camp Scholarships for Educator and Teen

Otter Creek Audubon Society is pleased to announce their annual $1000 scholarship to the renowned Hog Island Audubon Camp, available to an Addison County educator or teen.  Located off the sce…

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November Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

November Monthly Wildlife Walk

Dark-eyed Junco Seven people, ably led by super-sub Jim Phillips, came out for the November wildlife walk at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland for what turned out to be a stick season special.…

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Purchase Handcrafted Bird Ornaments & Support OCAS Programs ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

Purchase Handcrafted Bird Ornaments & Support OCAS Programs

Wild Turkey & Vermont Holstein Cowbird With the holiday season nearly upon us, we are happy to announce that Gary Starr is again graciously offering proceeds from the sale of his bird ornaments…

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November Otter Tracks is Out ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

November Otter Tracks is Out

Click to read (pdf) In this issue of Otter Tracks you will find the following articles: Amy Sheldon Receives OCAS’ Silver Feather Award Annual Meeting Report New Board Member Natalia Perchemlides N…

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2024 OCAS Annual Meeting ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

2024 OCAS Annual Meeting

On November 14, 2024, The Otter Creek Audubon Society held our Annual Meeting at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury. Board President Ron Payne gave an update on the w…

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October Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

October Monthly Wildlife Walk

This month’s walk at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland took place on a sunny and clear October morning with the fall foliage just beginning to really pop. As we gathered at the park, Tur…

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OCAS Offers Classroom Grants For Environmental Education ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

OCAS Offers Classroom Grants For Environmental Education

All students from the Bridge School had 2 different seasonal field trips to Otter Creek Gorge Preserve. Partnering with Master Naturalist, Kate Gridley, they explored connections between community …

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July Monthly Wildlife Walk

Our most recent wildlife walk at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland took place on a lovely July morning. With eight people along to help us monitor birds and other wildlife, we expected a wide …

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Warbler Warm-Up ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

Warbler Warm-Up

On Mother’s Day, Otter Creek Audubon held our annual Warbler Warm-up in partnership with The Watershed Center at the Waterworks Property in Bristol. Two groups, one led by Ron Payne and the other b…

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May Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

May Monthly Wildlife Walk

This month’s wildlife walk at Otter View Park and The Hurd Grassland was held on a lovely sunny morning, and gave us a nice mix of migrant and breeding bird sightings. At the park most of the…

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Support our 2024 Birdathon Fundraiser

Once again this May teams of OCAS birding volunteers will spend a 24-hour period scouring Addison County to find as many species as we can for our annual Birdathon fundraiser. All the money raised …

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April Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

April Monthly Wildlife Walk

Four people came out for the April wildlife walk at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland, and the birds seen showed good evidence of spring progressing normally. A bit of an unusual sighting at t…

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March Monthly Wildlife Walk

Otter View Park. March birding can be a gamble. You can get your first glimpses of early migrants, see lingering winter birds, or you can catch a cold and windy day and not see much at all. Such wa…

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Cabin Fever Lecture: Mosquitoes Suck! ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

Cabin Fever Lecture: Mosquitoes Suck!

On Thursday, March 14, at the Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury, Otter Creek Audubon held the last of three Cabin Fever Lecture Series presentations for 2024. Craig Zondag from the Lemon Fair Ins…

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2024 Salamander Crossing I ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

2024 Salamander Crossing I

Warm weather snuck up on us much quicker this year than expected, thought that’s something we should probably get used to, but conditions were right last evening, so we held our first of two …

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Sign Up for 2024 Salamander Escorts ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

Sign Up for 2024 Salamander Escorts

Young Blue-spotted Salamander. On warm, wet nights from mid-March to mid-April frogs and salamanders move from their wintering sites on high ground to breeding sites in wetlands to mate and lay egg…

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February Monthly Wildlife Walk ottercreek.wordpress.com/202…

February Monthly Wildlife Walk

Northern Cardinal We had a nice turnout of regulars and new participants for our February monthly wildlife walk at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. As often happens at this time of year, we …

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