“As warm weather draws migrating birds back to North America, many of us start watching the yard a little more closely—hoping to spot one of nature’s most dazzling visitors. Hummingbirds, with their jewel‑bright feathers and lightning‑fast wings, are small, swift, and famously hard to catch in action. The good news? It doesn’t take much to attract…
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Audubon – UCF Knighthawk Audubon Campus Chapter Brings Nature Journaling to Campus
When planning their upcoming semester of activities, the officers of Knighthawk Audubon – the campus chapter located at the University of Central Florida — threw around different ideas. Birding, of course; walks in nature; but what about folks looking for a gentler introduction to birding? Two of their officers — Vice President Si Zhang (a Conservation Leadership Initiative alum) and Treasurer…
Audubon – Bird Bands Lead to Better Conservation for Sea and Shorebirds
For Audubon’s coastal team, every sighting of a bird band is a moment of discovery. Whether on the barrier islands of the Gulf Coast, the rooftops of Tampa, or the beaches of Northeast Florida, reporting bird bands moves science forward by giving researchers and land managers critical data they can use to protect birds and…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 