Vermont's Birders and Landowners Are Joining Forces to Contribute to Science

A new state-wide program recruits volunteers to survey breeding birds that would otherwise go uncounted.

Since 2019, a program called Birder Broker has been pairing volunteer birders like Jacob Crawford with bird-curious landowners across Vermont. “Birders are building this community of people who care for the land,” says the program’s cofounder, consultant Bridget Butler, whose business goes by the name Bird Diva. Learn More.

Bridget Butler, co-creator of Birder Broker. Photo: Kelly Burgess