• Students at South Peak

    Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller

    National Historical Park Vermont

Birds

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Ed Sharron

A number of bird species live within the park boundaries. These range from seasonal visitors, to others just passing through, to those species that live year round in Vermont. A number of different song birds can be heard during the summer, including the Hermit Thrush, Vermont's state bird. On the Pogue, the park's 14-acre pond, Great Blue herons fish for bass. At night, the forest is the home many different owl species, including the Barred owl, which is commonly seen in the park.
 
Link to this Resource Brief - Annual volunteer landbird survey results for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP

The Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) monitors a variety of natural resource indicators, called vital signs, for 12 parks in the northeast and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Read the results of the annual volunteer landbird survey results for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP in this resource brief.
 
Common Merganser brood
Common Merganser brood in the park
K Jones

Did You Know?

A group of 13 people sit in earnest conversation on the wicker chairs of a sunlit porch, vibrant green woods behind them. NPS Photo.

The NPS Conservation Study Institute, based at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, works with national parks and partners to advance leadership and innovation, and in collaborative conservation for the stewardship of our national system of parks and special places. More...