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  • Melanie Furr
    Melanie Furr, Director of Education at Atlanta Audubon

    As Director of Education at Atlanta Audubon Society, Melanie develops and teaches numerous programs about birds for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. A former high school English teacher and BirdSleuth ambassador, she particularly enjoys working with educators to train…

  • Meet Women in STEM

    Here at the Lab, there are many women ornithologists who apply their unique skills and passion to their chosen field, be it conservation, citizen science, education, or field studies. We reached out to just a few of them to see…

  • Meet the Team

  • Kids in the garden holding up their hands.
    May 21 – Enhancing Schoolyard Habitats for Birds

    School gardens and habitat improvement projects provide the context for multidisciplinary lessons and offer a wonderful opportunity to engage students in hands-on, project-based learning. Students engaged in outdoor learning and school gardens are likely to experience academic, physical, emotional, social,…

  • American Goldfinch
    May

    Do all birds sound alike? Learn about the bird songs different birds sing in this month’s Feathered Friends lesson.

  • Maumee Valley SOLVE’s Bird Strikes

    Maumee Valley Country Day School students are working hard to find ways to reduce window bird strikes on their new building.

  • March 19 – Inspiring and Refining Scientific Questions

    Facilitating open-ended inquiry investigations with students creates opportunities for powerful, authentic science learning. One of the most challenging aspects of guiding students through the science process is helping them develop testable , scientific questions. Join us as we discover ways…

  • March

    Are you ready for spring migration? Learn about migration with this month’s Feathered Friends.

  • Manatee Bay Elementary School Indoor
    Manatee Bay Elementary Saves the American Kestrel

    Thanks to a $1,000 grant, students from Manatee Bay Elementary’s Kestrel program were able to monitor the American Kestrel throughout the state of Florida.