Birding Wire

EDUCATION

The Indiana Audubon Society is inviting teachers and educators to explore the birds both in their classroom and around their backyard through the new ‘Indiana for the Birds’ program. In 2018, Indiana for the Birds will provide 50 Hoosier classrooms with a special bird themed educational kit, bird identification guides, bird feeders, and complimentary bird seed. 

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

The number of birds killed in collisions with buildings in the United States is shockingly large. Researchers estimate that 599 million birds die in the United States following window collisions... every year. To reduce Wisconsin’s contribution to that alarming total, the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory in 2017 launched an innovative outreach program targeted at architects, builders, and other decision makers who are considering new buildings or building retrofits.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
As part of University of Vermont Professor Trish O'Kane's new course, "Birding to Change the World," UVM students receive academic credit and connect with 9- and 10-year-old "bird buddies," many of whom are children from immigrant families or underprivileged backgrounds.
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Anyone with an interest in birds will broaden their understanding of these complex and beautiful creatures with a brand-new course just released by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a college-level, self-paced course called Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology.
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Green Teacher, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping educators, inside and outside of schools, promote environmental awareness through their quarterly magazine, is providing a series of six free webinars throughout the 2016 winter/spring, including "Collecting Field Data on Local Birds with Elementary Students."
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