Mark your Calendars! The Columbus Audubon / Wild Birds Unlimited “Better-than-a-Bird-Seed-Sale” sale will take place from October 14- October 20, 2024. That’s six days, Monday – Saturday, with 15% off all bird food (seed, suet, mealworms, etc). 10% of all bird food sales goes back to Columbus Audubon. The proceeds from the sale support our […]
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Columbus Audubon is soliciting proposals to implement the Calamus Swamp Restoration Project.
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The volunteers of Service in the Preserves are back from summer break and ready to continue their work at Ohio State Nature Preserves! The group is dedicated to maintaining and improving state nature preserves and has completed over 40 years of service. This season we are planning eight work trips to different parts of the
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It’s that time of year! Columbus Audubon will soon launch the 2024 Birdathon, our biggest fundraiser of the year. The success of this fundraiser is rooted in the participation of the Columbus Audubon and greater community. With your generous help, we raise thousands of dollars to support our conservation and education work. There are so many ways
Most the Central Ohio Owl Project’s work happens in the fall and winter, but I have recently added another activity for the summers. This June I banded two sets of Barn Owl nestlings, a total of 11 individuals. Barn Owls are a threatened species in Ohio, and banding allows us to keep track of the
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Yes! Or at least maybe! People who learn to distinguish different versions of similar things (like species of birds) increase their cognitive capabilities. Meaning by some definitions, they get smarter. You can read about this research at the Audubon website. Check it out, go look at some birds, and there….don’t you feel smarter already?
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