A Common Starling

A Common Starling

By Chelsea Jandreau, Nature Educator You can find birds living just about anywhere if you stop to look around for a bit, but in most cases the actual breakdown of species is going to look different in an urban area than it is in a nature preserve, rural area, or even...
Nature in the City

Nature in the City

By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator I recently visited Charleston, South Carolina, a city full of history, tourist attractions, and beautiful buildings on the Atlantic Coast. We spent much of the day walking around the city. I’m not accustomed to the crowds,...
Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms

By Emma Roth Spring is finally here, and like the old saying goes: April showers bring May flowers. Well, this April, nature has decided to forgo simple showers and go full force with storms. Thunder, lightning, hail, wind. The weather has been a force to be reckoned...
A Reason to Bird

A Reason to Bird

By Katie Finch At Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC), people think we are all about birds. It is understandable. It was the outrage over the killing of millions of birds to decorate ladies’ hats that led to the foundation of the Massachusetts Audubon Society in...
Woodcocks

Woodcocks

By Sarah Hatfield Spring arrives with fairly stunning regularity. My nature journal shows that last year the phoebe arrived on March 31. This year, it was March 26. The year before was March 27 and the year before that, March 26. The trend continues going back, not...
Ode to a Dead Tree

Ode to a Dead Tree

By Jeff Tome, Public Engagement Specialist I start many days at Audubon with a quick hike to the Blue Heron Overlook. It’s a fast hike that I can do in a few minutes, but it centers me and lets me focus on the day ahead. Sometimes there is amazing wildlife on the...