2009 Annual Report Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/2009 Uniting People and Science for Conservation

“The recent newsletter was just fabulous…..shows so well the diversity of your research, of how wide a net you’ve cast, the diversity and talents of the staff, as well the brief accounts of the volunteers, and the importance of citizen science..” ~VCE Supporter

VCE Staff Steve Faccio Eric Hanson Patrick Johnson Melissa MacKenzie Kent McFarland Rosalind Renfrew Chris Rimmer Judith Scarl Sara Zahendra UVM’s Allan Strong and VCE’s Roz Renfrew placing a geolocator on a Bobolink

VCE Board VCE ended 2009 – our second full year of existence – in strong shape. Brian Farrell Staff achieved tangible progress towards our ambitious wildlife research and conservation agenda. We solidified our core initiatives, diversified David Key our breadth, and added several innovative dimensions. Importantly, we Jeff Marshall kept our citizen scientists engaged, strengthened our numerous collaborations, and broadly communicated our results through an array John Peiffer of channels. We weathered 2009’s challenging economic climate and Chris Rimmer again ended our fiscal year in the black – we are poised to enjoy a robust 2010. As this report highlights, contributions from a legion of individuals like you constitute VCE’s programmatic and financial Contact Us lifeblood. Your continued support will be instrumental as we expand PO Box 420 our conservation programs across the Americas.

Norwich, VT 05055 We sincerely thank each and every one of our supporters. 802-649-1431 www.vtecostudies.org “Thanks for all your great work! You all make a terrific team.” ~VCE Partner

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies advances the conservation of wildlife through research, monitoring and citizen engagement.

www.vtecostudies.org 2009 Highlights

VCE hired two new employees to begin 2010. Judith Scarl took the helm of Mountain Birdwatch and Sara Zahendra provides invaluable assistance with an array of projects as our Biological Technician.

VCE biologists coordinated an invited symposium at the 2009 American Ornithologists’ Union meeting in Philadelphia, presenting two scientific papers.

Sara Zahendra Judith Scarl

Thanks to the Vermont Loon Recovery Project and its dedicated volunteers, 66 loon pairs attempted nesting, and 53 successfully hatched 83 eggs, with a record 74 chicks surviving through August.

“...it is gratifying to see the progress

that has been made in protecting loons...We realize, however, that threats and challenges to loon well-being remain...

~VCE Supporter

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VCE staff and partners used cutting edge technology to unravel the mysteries of songbird migration by attaching 36 solar geolocators to adult Bicknell’s Thrushes in the Green and Catskill Mountains, and coordinating with our Canadian colleagues to mark 34 birds in Quebec and the Maritimes. We deployed another 45 geolocators on Bobolinks in Vermont, Nebraska and Oregon.

Staff co-organized a community conservation workshop and held two intensive weeklong field training workshops in the Dominican Republic to help build the capacity of our Dominican and Haitian colleagues.

The Vermont Vernal Pool Mapping Project identified 830 potential vernal pools across the northern 6 counties of Vermont and trained nearly 150 volunteers to field-verify them.

www.vtecostudies.org 2010 Upcoming Highlights

VCE staff will undertake the development of a 5-year strategic plan to solidify our directions and proactively meet upcoming conservation needs, making the best use of donor contributions.

VCE biologists hope to recover at least 50% of the geolocators deployed on Bobolinks and Bicknell’s Thrushes in 2009 to retrieve ground-breaking information on migratory routes, timing, and wintering locations.

The second generation Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas will complete final design elements to create a website and a state-of-the-art book on the status of breeding birds in Vermont.

“Thanks for the wonderful work you do and for sharing with all of us.” ~VCE Volunteer

From 2002 to 2007 volunteer butterfly enthusiasts spent thousands of hours afield in an effort to record the status and distribution of Vermont butterflies, the first systematic statewide butterfly atlas ever to be undertaken. In 2010 we will share these data with students, land managers, policy makers, naturalists, scientists and others on the VBS web page.

The International Bicknell’s Thrush Conservation Group will disseminate its finalized action plan to policy-makers, land managers, biologists and others to begin implementation of a unified range wide strategy to conserve this vulnerable species and its habitats for future generations.

The Mountain Birdwatch Project will establish over 400 new survey points across the mountains of the Northeast and launch Mountain Birdwatch 2.0, featuring revised and more rigorous monitoring protocols for montane birds. VCE Financials

2009 Revenue Sources

Investments Other 0% 0% VCE thanks its contributors for their continued support of our important conservation work. Individual, Business and Contracts and Private Grants Contracts, Grants and Foundation 52% Foundations 274,470 Donations Lectures and Programs 2,964 47% Individuals, Businesses and Private Foundations 250,857 Investments 2,159 Lectures and Other 1,625 Programs Income 532,074 1%

2009 Expense Categories

400,000.00 350,000.00 300,000.00 250,000.00 200,000.00 Personnel 376,224 150,000.00 Business 2,047 Contract Services 57,095 100,000.00 General Office 28,449 50,000.00 Marketing & Mailing 4,643 0.00 Travel 21,915

Meeting 1,903

Travel Travel

Meeting Business Business

Facilities Equipment 15,372 Personnel

Equipment Facilities 16,375

General OfficeGeneral Miscellaneous

ContractServices Taxes & Insurance 3,607

Taxes & Insurance & Taxes Interest & BankFees Interest &

MarketingMailing & Interest & Bank Fees 511 Miscellaneous 625 Expense 528,766

VCE strives to minimize expenses, to ensure that your contribution achieves the greatest conservation impact possible.

www.vtecostudies.org VCE 2009 Statistics of Interest

45 Bobolinks and 70 adult Bicknell’s Thrushes in VT, NY, NE, OR, and Canada received miniature solar geolocators in the hopes of yielding critical information on migratory patterns and population connectivity. 20 Whip-poor-will Volunteers surveyed 18 routes throughout VT as part of a region-wide monitoring effort. 28 Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas Volunteers wrote species accounts; 18 Volunteer Editors reviewed them. 30 Game Wardens assisted the Vermont Loon Recovery Project. Nearly 700 individuals, businesses and private foundations supported VCE with at least one financial contribution in 2009. At least 48 pounds of Bird Friendly® coffee were sipped at the VCE office. 558,649 birds of 285 species were reported to Vermont eBird. 120 Adopt-a-lake Volunteers monitored loons during the summer months. VCE biologists published 5 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. 11 Birdathon Teams raised $5,000 in one day to support VCE’s programs. 20 Forest Bird Monitoring Volunteers spent over 200 hours surveying breeding birds at 10 different National Parks, tallying 2,989 individual birds of 107 species. VCE staff presented 37 lectures or programs in VT, NH, NY, MA and PA. 60 Vernal Pool Mapping Project Volunteers field-verified and collected data on 85 vernal pools in northern VT. 1 Volunteer organized 35,000 butterfly records for the Vermont Butterfly Atlas. 52 Bicknell’s Thrushes and 44 Blackpoll Warblers were banded in the mountains of the Northeast; 20 Bicknell’s Thrushes and 195 resident individuals were banded in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. 185 Loonwatch Volunteers counted 228 adult loons on Vermont’s lakes and ponds. 2 loons were rescued from fishing line and 1 from a pond that was too small to allow take-off. VCE staff consumed at least 200 bags of potato and tortilla chips at the lunch table. 6 veterinarians, 2 wildlife rehabilitators, 1 waterbird specialist and the staffs of Tufts and VINS were on call to assist with loon emergencies. 167 Mountain Birdwatch Volunteers spent over 1,200 hours hiking the mountains of VT, MA, NY, NH and ME to monitor high-elevation songbirds. 47,283 birds of 249 species were reported to Hispaniola eBird.

“Thanks for the great work that you do. We really enjoy the newsletter, and try to attend any talks given by your staff” ~VCE Volunteer VCE wishes to thank its contributors and partners.

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In Memory of Julie Nicholson In Memory of William Wilson VCE Partners AgRefresh American Bird Conservancy Appalachian Conservation Biology Appalachian Mountain Club Arrowwood Environmental Barre Public Works Department Baxter State Park Biodiversity Research Institute Bird Studies Canada Canadian Wildlife Service Central Vermont Public Service Coaticook River Water Power Company Julie Nicholson travelling with With special thanks to Craig Snapp for this Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano friends in Africa. poignant photo, taken late Cornell Lab of Ornithology summer 2008: Bill at East Long Pond. Ecostudies Institute Julie Nicholson was one of Ecosystems Research Group VCE’s most dedicated citizen Bill Wilson was an active Environment Canada Essex Timber Company scientists, and a great friend. volunteer for the Vermont Loon Four Winds Nature Institute She was extraordinarily Recovery Project. He and his partner, Fundacion Loma Quita Espuela passionate and committed to Lil Brewster, loved their loon pair Great Bay Hydro Green Mountain National Forest birds and wildlife conservation. on East Long Pond. Green Mountain Power We at VCE miss her dearly. Grupo Jaragua Anonymous (2) Hardwick Electric Department Anonymous (1) Robert Gunn and Marianne Huss Helados Bon Louise Adlington Thomas and Carlyn Jervis Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Karen Bowles Barbara and Warren King ME Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife June Buckland Stephen Doherty and Nancy Phillips Morrisville Water and Light George Clark Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santo Domingo David and Nancy Corkum National Aviary Bonita and Richard Dundas VCE Events National Park Service Polly Foley New Brunswick Dept of Natural Resources Louise Fowler New Hampshire Audubon C.J. 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For more Societe Audubon Haiti Roy Pilcher State University of New York, ESF Frederick Pratt and Eleanor Bisbee Pratt information: www.vtecostudies.org Stowe Mountain Resort Joan Randall Stratton Mountain Resort Sara Jean Sangdahl Birdathon 2010 The Nature Conservancy Joan and Edward Shepard Rebecca Talcott Once again, Team VCE will take to TransCanada Hydro Tufts University Wildlife Veterinary Clinic Mary Gay and Robert Talcott, Jr. the field in May to celebrate the Marjorie and Morgan Vail University of Massachusetts Paulette and Thomas Watson return of our migratory birds. We University of New Brunswick Sue Wetmore invite you to get out and join us for University of Vermont Joan and Robert Williamson UPM-Kymmene Birdathon 2010. Form your own US Fish & Wildlife Service Birdathon team and enjoy a USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station spring day outside, or sponsor the USDA Forest Service Office of International Programs If you would like to volunteer USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center VCE team. For more as a citizen scientist, please Vermont Bird Tours information: www.vtbirdathon.org. Vermont Environmental Research Associates contact Sara: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department [email protected] Vermont Forests, Parks & Recreation Department 802-649-1431 Vermont Monitoring Cooperative White Mountain National Forest

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