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a female scarlet tanager perched in a tree

The quiet season: How fall birding teaches us to slow down

By Brandon McQueen, Louisville Audubon Society President Most of us spend the night before a birding day[…]

The Milky Way and zodiacal light over the Atacama desert in Chile. Image credit: ESO/B. Tafreshi

Caught in the light

By Dan Price, Louisville Audubon Society Board Connections form the structure of our lives. Connections between people[…]

Polyphemus Moth pupa attached to an oak leaf

Create “soft landings” under trees so caterpillars survive—and birds thrive 

By Margaret Carreiro, Ph.D., Biology; Louisville Audubon Society Board Member On one of my early-morning walks in[…]

Indigo Bunting

Birds, bugs, buds

An Indigo Bunting perched on a Grapevine (Vitis sp.) in Oldham County, Kentucky. Photo by Jacob Crider[…]

Two Whooping Cranes (Mary Beth Nevulis)

“Bird every bird”: Look beyond the checklist—and see the bigger picture

By Mary Beth Nevulis, Vice President, Louisville Audubon Society “Bird every bird.” It’s a mantra for birders[…]

Counting the “ghosts of the forest” for the Wintering Golden Eagle Survey

By Mary W. Yandell, Louisville Audubon Society Board of Directors With the Bald Eagle population steadily increasing[…]

Song Sparrow

Grounded in community: celebrating Black Birders Week 2025

By Mary Beth Nevulis, Vice President, Louisville Audubon Society Board of Directors This May, Louisville Audubon Society is[…]

World Migratory Bird Day 2025 poster

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025!

By Mary Beth Nevulis, Louisville Audubon Society Board of Directors World Migratory Bird Day is being celebrated this[…]

Massive flock of birds above silhouetted trees against an orange sunset

Individual choices and unified action together make a difference

A Q&A with NASA Solar System Ambassador Dan Price Dan Price is a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador,[…]

Going lights out for the birds—and the planet 

A Q&A with the Louisville Climate Action Network’s Executive Director Sarah Lynn Cunningham Sarah Lynn Cunningham is a licensed[…]