by auduboncnc | Feb 20, 2026 | Nature News, Winter
By: Katie Finch, Visitor Experience Director With the longer days, the natural world is slowly starting to wake up. Last week, I saw both a chipmunk and a skunk, both of which spend much of winter in slumber and inactivity. All plants and animals have ways they adapt...
by auduboncnc | Feb 13, 2026 | Nature News, Winter
By: Charlotte Schmaltz, Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist It is firmly winter right now, and we can all feel it. The temperature is chilly, sometimes dipping into the negatives, with cold winds and plenty of snow. Living in western New York, you get used to...
by auduboncnc | Feb 6, 2026 | Nature News, Winter
By Chelsea Jandreau, Education Director Driving down a winter road, the easiest bird to spot is sometimes the bird that’s in your path. It’s not uncommon to come across a group of crows having an ill-timed gathering in the middle of the lane. They are pretty good...
by auduboncnc | Jan 30, 2026 | Nature News, Winter
By Taylor Spontaneo, Nature Educator Weather is more than just a colorful chart on your television screen or crossing your fingers for a snow day. Winter comes with temperature drops, bird migration, and bundling up. Here, winter also comes with plenty of shoveling...
by auduboncnc | Jan 23, 2026 | Nature News, Winter
By: Charlotte Schmaltz, Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist Winter is in full swing, but despite the cold and snow there are still animals that are active. Lately when I arrive at Audubon Community Nature Center in the mornings, I’ve been looking out the large...
by auduboncnc | Jan 16, 2026 | Nature News, Winter
By: Chelsea Jandreau, Education Director The cycles found throughout nature are full of endings, fresh starts, and plenty of resets, whether we are talking about massive weather patterns or a single Monarch caterpillar. The change in an organism’s behaviors through...
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