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Purple Martins flying in front of moon

The dark side of light

By Mary Beth Nevulis, Louisville Audubon Vice President and Lights Out Louisville Program Chair For migrating birds,[…]

4 birding podcasts to get you amped for spring migration

By Samantha Engstrom, Louisville Audubon Society volunteer Need something to listen to while traveling to your next[…]

Planting native: a simple and bird-friendly way to welcome spring

By Anne Proffitt, Louisville Audubon board member As we wrap up winter and look toward spring, many[…]

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[…]