It’s December in Orange County, FL, and the Christmas Bird Count is on. For students at Zellwood Elementary and Wolf Lake Middle School, that means they set their eyes on the skies for this century-old community science initiative – with a little help from Orange Audubon Society (OAS). Orange Audubon Education Coordinator Kathy Rigling has…
Book Review for 10000 Birds: No Island Too Far
I love islands. I was born and raised in Maine, known for its thousands of coastal islands of all shapes and sizes. After moving to Florida, I fell in love with the Gulf Islands National Seashore, which encompasses a multitude of islands across the Sunshine State’s panhandle region. So I was delighted to read Michael…
Martha Stewart – Why You Should Never Give Bread to Birds
Bread doesn’t have the same nutritional value as other foods, so when they consume too much of it, it causes them to become malnourished. “It’s the equivalent of junk food—empty calories with no real nutritional benefit,” says Erika Zambello, communications director at Audubon Florida. Not consuming the nutrients that they need affects the development of…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 