Eastern Phoebes, by Robyn Newman
Despite the pandemic, Georgia Audubon remains more invested than ever in our work building places where birds and people thrive. We are taking steps to ensure that our staff, our volunteers, and our communities are safe, but our work for Georgia's birds continues.
We are continuing to offer a variety of webinars and digital resources to help you and your family gain a better understanding of our work and the birds that surround us. We have also begun offering limited in-person field trips and events, with safety protocols in place. We share our upcoming events in our bi-monthly e-newsletter, BirdBuzz, and you can also find updates on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages, as well as right here on our website. If you would like to sign-up to receive our bi-monthly e-newsletter with a list of upcoming events, please consider becoming a member or visit our newsletter page.
If you are interested in a program with an associated fee but cost is a burden, please apply for a Georgia Audubon Scholarship.
Please stay safe, and we look forward to seeing you at a Georgia Audubon in-person or virtual event soon!
We are continuing to offer a variety of webinars and digital resources to help you and your family gain a better understanding of our work and the birds that surround us. We have also begun offering limited in-person field trips and events, with safety protocols in place. We share our upcoming events in our bi-monthly e-newsletter, BirdBuzz, and you can also find updates on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages, as well as right here on our website. If you would like to sign-up to receive our bi-monthly e-newsletter with a list of upcoming events, please consider becoming a member or visit our newsletter page.
If you are interested in a program with an associated fee but cost is a burden, please apply for a Georgia Audubon Scholarship.
Please stay safe, and we look forward to seeing you at a Georgia Audubon in-person or virtual event soon!
Upcoming Webinars
Virtual FIELD TRIPS on Facebook
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When: Twice each month on Friday mornings (check our Field Trip Calendar for upcoming events)
9:00 AM Where: Georgia Audubon Facebook page Join us on the Georgia Audubon Facebook page every other Friday at 9:00 AM for a virtual field trip with Georgia Audubon staff and volunteer trip leaders as they explore their yards or nearby birdy patches and talk about what they're seeing. We have posted recordings of some of our virtual field trips on our YouTube Channel. |
2021 Programs
Cooper's Hawk, by Melanie Furr.
Webinar: Raptor Identification with Georgann Schmalz
Thursday, March 11, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Cost: $15 for Georgia Audubon Members and $20 for non-member
From their hunting prowess to their majestic soaring, raptors captivate our attention with their gracefulness and power—be it from the trail or from the highway. More than a dozen species of raptors rule the skies over Georgia, but they can be difficult to distinguish at a distance. Learn the basics and the secrets to making raptor identification easy with ornithologist Georgann Schmalz. She will focus on behaviors, habitats, and enough general information that will make recognizing these birds in the field a “no-brainer.”
Thursday, March 11, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Cost: $15 for Georgia Audubon Members and $20 for non-member
From their hunting prowess to their majestic soaring, raptors captivate our attention with their gracefulness and power—be it from the trail or from the highway. More than a dozen species of raptors rule the skies over Georgia, but they can be difficult to distinguish at a distance. Learn the basics and the secrets to making raptor identification easy with ornithologist Georgann Schmalz. She will focus on behaviors, habitats, and enough general information that will make recognizing these birds in the field a “no-brainer.”
Birdability Virtual Accessible Field Trip
Saturday, March 13th
10 AM via webinar & 1 PM via Facebook Live
FREE
Georgia Audubon has partnered with Birdability to host monthly virtual field trips highlighting accessible trails, birders who experience accessibility challenges, and birds from around the country!
Join us on Saturday, March 13th at 10 AM in the webinar or 1 PM on Facebook Live!
Register for the webinar at tinyurl.com/yxqakw2a.
Watch on our Facebook page at facebook.com/georgiaaudubon.
(*Please note the differing times between the webinar and the Facebook event)
You can also watch the recorded event on the Georgia Audubon Facebook page or on the Birdability YouTube channel afterward. These events will occur monthly, so stay tuned to learn about more accessible trails around the country with more birders who experience accessibility challenges.
Birdability is dedicated to making birding accessible for everybody by addressing the exclusion of people with disabilities in outdoor recreation. Learn more at birdability.org.
Saturday, March 13th
10 AM via webinar & 1 PM via Facebook Live
FREE
Georgia Audubon has partnered with Birdability to host monthly virtual field trips highlighting accessible trails, birders who experience accessibility challenges, and birds from around the country!
Join us on Saturday, March 13th at 10 AM in the webinar or 1 PM on Facebook Live!
Register for the webinar at tinyurl.com/yxqakw2a.
Watch on our Facebook page at facebook.com/georgiaaudubon.
(*Please note the differing times between the webinar and the Facebook event)
You can also watch the recorded event on the Georgia Audubon Facebook page or on the Birdability YouTube channel afterward. These events will occur monthly, so stay tuned to learn about more accessible trails around the country with more birders who experience accessibility challenges.
Birdability is dedicated to making birding accessible for everybody by addressing the exclusion of people with disabilities in outdoor recreation. Learn more at birdability.org.
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Georgia Audubon Bird Stories: Paddle Perch Climb: Bird Feet are Neat, by Laurie Ellen Angus
Friday, March 19, at 9:30 AM FREE Join us on March 19 at 9:30 A.M. EST for Georgia Audubon Bird Stories. We will be reading Paddle Perch Climb: Bird Feet Are Neat, by Laurie Ellen Angus. Bring your curious mind! |
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Grasshopper Sparrow, by Melanie Furr.
Webinar: Birding by Ear with Georgann Schmalz
TWO SESSIONS (both sessions are the same content)
Sunday, March 21, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM
Tuesday, March 30, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Cost: $15 for Georgia Audubon members and $20 for non-members
This fun program with ornithologist Georgann Schmalz is for anyone who is interested in learning to identify birds by songs and call notes. Participants will learn the characteristics of bird songs and techniques of birding by ear. Information will include examples of components of bird songs such as tempo, rhythm, pitch, and quality. Handouts will include a list of mnemonics and phonetics for use in the field. We will not play dozens of songs and show dozens of bird photos. Instead, the course emphasizes how to listen and what to listen for so that even new songs from birds you have not encountered before can be learned and memorized.
TWO SESSIONS (both sessions are the same content)
Sunday, March 21, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM
Tuesday, March 30, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Cost: $15 for Georgia Audubon members and $20 for non-members
This fun program with ornithologist Georgann Schmalz is for anyone who is interested in learning to identify birds by songs and call notes. Participants will learn the characteristics of bird songs and techniques of birding by ear. Information will include examples of components of bird songs such as tempo, rhythm, pitch, and quality. Handouts will include a list of mnemonics and phonetics for use in the field. We will not play dozens of songs and show dozens of bird photos. Instead, the course emphasizes how to listen and what to listen for so that even new songs from birds you have not encountered before can be learned and memorized.
Webinar: Phenotypic Variance and Microevolution in Introduced Populations of Feral North American Rock Pigeons
Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 PM
FREE
The Rock pigeon (or city pigeon) is a very physically variable bird and an introduced species to North America. The first pigeons were brought to North America from Europe in 1606, and have since become an invasive species populating most human-inhabited areas of the continent. Since their colonization, it is probable that they have evolved as new populations. Sarah’s research examines this possibility, and she will report on the results of her study at this free webinar on March 24. Please join us!
About the presenter: Sarah Rackowski is a high school student from Princeton, New Jersey, and has been interested in birds and nature for as long as she can remember. She began birdwatching in elementary school and ever since has been fascinated by birds and their environments. Preparation for her research on feral pigeons began in her first year of high school and carried through to her senior year. This study of the microevolution and regional variation of feral pigeons took her from Maine to Florida to collect data. With her results identified and paper written, this research is slated for publication by 2022. Aside from the hard science side of avian study, Sarah also has an interest in nature in art and literature, as well as the philosophy of science. Irby Lovette, a noted ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has been one of her mentors on this fascinating study. Sarah was recently profiled in an eBird Story on Young Ornithologists.
Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 PM
FREE
The Rock pigeon (or city pigeon) is a very physically variable bird and an introduced species to North America. The first pigeons were brought to North America from Europe in 1606, and have since become an invasive species populating most human-inhabited areas of the continent. Since their colonization, it is probable that they have evolved as new populations. Sarah’s research examines this possibility, and she will report on the results of her study at this free webinar on March 24. Please join us!
About the presenter: Sarah Rackowski is a high school student from Princeton, New Jersey, and has been interested in birds and nature for as long as she can remember. She began birdwatching in elementary school and ever since has been fascinated by birds and their environments. Preparation for her research on feral pigeons began in her first year of high school and carried through to her senior year. This study of the microevolution and regional variation of feral pigeons took her from Maine to Florida to collect data. With her results identified and paper written, this research is slated for publication by 2022. Aside from the hard science side of avian study, Sarah also has an interest in nature in art and literature, as well as the philosophy of science. Irby Lovette, a noted ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has been one of her mentors on this fascinating study. Sarah was recently profiled in an eBird Story on Young Ornithologists.
Deja Perkins will present on Equity in Birding at our March Monthly Meeting
Webinar: Georgia Audubon Monthly Meeting
Sunday, March 28, at 3:30 PM
Equity in Birding: Does Where We Go Birding Matter? with Deja Perkins
FREE
We are connected through our love of birds, but does where we go birding impact science? Join us as we speak with Deja Perkins on Equity in Birding. We will explore Georgia spatially and take a closer look at how the diversity and abundance of birds changes across different socioeconomic neighborhoods. As an urban ecologist, Deja will share a holistic approach to thinking about urban ecosystems, and discuss the human structures and individual decisions that influence where birds are found in Georgia. How can we as birders contribute better data to help researchers and managers make better decisions about the birds we love?
Sunday, March 28, at 3:30 PM
Equity in Birding: Does Where We Go Birding Matter? with Deja Perkins
FREE
We are connected through our love of birds, but does where we go birding impact science? Join us as we speak with Deja Perkins on Equity in Birding. We will explore Georgia spatially and take a closer look at how the diversity and abundance of birds changes across different socioeconomic neighborhoods. As an urban ecologist, Deja will share a holistic approach to thinking about urban ecosystems, and discuss the human structures and individual decisions that influence where birds are found in Georgia. How can we as birders contribute better data to help researchers and managers make better decisions about the birds we love?
Greater Yellowlegs by Melissa James.
Webinar: What’s That Bird? Spring Workshop
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Cost: $15 for Georgia Audubon members/$20 for non-members
Join Conservation Director Adam Betuel as he walks you through some of the most difficult and commonly encountered identification challenges of our resident, breeding, and migratory bird species. Are you having a hard time determining if those swallows overhead are Barn or Cliff Swallows (or even Chimney Swifts!)? Was that raptor zooming through your backyard a Red-shouldered or Broad-winged Hawk? What about those yellowlegs out on the mudflat? And while fall is notorious for its confusing fall warblers, springtime has a number of species that can be tough for newer birdwatchers. If these tough bird ID challenges still puzzle you, then this workshop is for you.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Cost: $15 for Georgia Audubon members/$20 for non-members
Join Conservation Director Adam Betuel as he walks you through some of the most difficult and commonly encountered identification challenges of our resident, breeding, and migratory bird species. Are you having a hard time determining if those swallows overhead are Barn or Cliff Swallows (or even Chimney Swifts!)? Was that raptor zooming through your backyard a Red-shouldered or Broad-winged Hawk? What about those yellowlegs out on the mudflat? And while fall is notorious for its confusing fall warblers, springtime has a number of species that can be tough for newer birdwatchers. If these tough bird ID challenges still puzzle you, then this workshop is for you.
Pay What You Can
We are committed to making our programs accessible for all. We are introducing the pay-what-you-can model for this event, ensuring that anyone who would like to watch this program may do so. Our suggested ticket price of $15 helps underwrite the costs to produce this event. It’s a suggestion for those who’ve asked for one —a comfortable starting point as you choose your price. For some people, $20 is a lot of money. For others, $5 is. We’re counting on you to let us know what is right for you. If you can afford to, please consider paying a little extra for those who cannot. |
Webinar: Liberation and Hope through Black Art
Featuring Dr. J. Drew Lanham, Rasheena Fountain, and Isaiah Scott Co-hosted with Brickworks Gallery Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:00 PM via Zoom Webinar Cost: Pay What You Can As part of our collaboration with Brickworks Gallery on the Three Billion Exhibit currently on display at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, we are bringing you this special webinar about the power of art to make change. Through poetry, prose, and visual art, this panel will highlight the artistic expression of Black joy, history, and perspectives in and through nature, and the role that art plays in healing, liberation, and protecting the diversity of creatures with which we share this planet. Panelists include Dr. Drew Lanham, ornithologist, author, and poet; Rasheena Fountain, writer and educator with a focus on Black land connections and environmental memory; and Isaiah Scott, a high school nature artist, ecotourism entrepreneur, and naturalist. |
Past webinars
We record most of our free programs, including virtual field trips, monthly meetings, and other programs, and make them available for later viewing on our YouTube Channel. You will also find a selection of other videos on our habitat restoration work, certified wildlife sanctuaries, ambassador hummingbird, and other topics. Check our YouTube channel at the link below and follow us to receive notifications when we post new content.
Youth Activities
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Learning ABout Birds CurriculumGeorgia Audubon's Learning About Birds (LAB) curriculum provides activities and materials to educators interested in exposing students to hands-on, interactive learning about birds, habitats, and conservation. All units are aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards in science. Click the units below to download.
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