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Spring bird show: the sounds of spring

This hour, we'll chat with Bridget Butler, the Bird Diva, on the birds to look out for this migration season. The Yellow Warbler will make its way to Vermont at the end of April.
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Yellow warblers make their back to Vermont in spring.

Are you waking up to the sound of birdsong? The temperatures may still be low, but spring is indeed in full swing, and migratory birds are making their way back north.

Bridget Butler, a St. Albans naturalist known as the Bird Diva, tells us about the species we can see in the skies this spring. Butler is a naturalist and the executive director of the Friends of Northern Lake Champlain. She also listens to birdsong recordings sent in by listeners and helps identify the birds by their migratory chirps and mating calls.

Broadcast live on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Daniela Fierro is a news producer for Vermont Edition. Email Daniela.