Tag: audubon

Erika Zambello
January 21, 2015 Erika ZambelloESC, forests, student life, students, travel

Birding Without Borders vs. Birding My Backyard

Recently an adventurous spirit has captured my attention. Every day around noon, I log on to the Audubon website and look for the daily update from Noah Strycker, a 28 year old birder who is trying to see 5,000 species of birds in one year. Given that there are around 10,000 species, that means he aims to see half of all bird species in just 365 days. Exhausting? Yes. Crazy? Yes. Impressive? Yes. And he has inspired me to continue my birding and up my game.

Searching for Snowy Owls Once Again

snowy owl, owl, coastline, ocean, maine, winter, holidays, birding, birds, birdwatching, wildlife, landscape, vista, view. nature

I ended 2014 and began 2015 in Maine, where temperatures shifted from the warm mid-forties to the bitterly cold single digits. Regardless of the weather however, Maine is always beautiful, and I was lucky enough to spend some time on the rocky coastline, searching for Snowy Owls.