Tag: birds
Bird Watching Series: Ducks
May 15, 2020
Time to learn about Ducks! How many songbirds were you able to identify from the past two weeks? If you missed last week’s Songbirds (Part 2) post, click here. This week, we will be learning about "Ducks”. These birds can be seen in ponds, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeTags: 4-H, Activity, Birds, Highlands County, Highlands County 4-H, Wildlife
Bird Watching Series: Songbirds (Part 2)
May 5, 2020
Week 2 of Songbirds! How many songbirds were you able to identify last week from part 1? If you missed it last week’s Songbirds (Part 1) post, click here. This week, we will be learning more "Songbirds". These birds can be seen in agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: 4-H, Activity, Birds, Conservation, Highlands County, Master Gardener, Wildlife
Bird Watching Series: Songbirds (Part 1)
May 1, 2020
This week is all about songbirds! There are many other songbirds in Central Florida you can identify, but here are a few we can practice this week. Have you been following along with our weekly Bird Watching Series? I hope you were able to ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: 4-H, Activity, Agriculture, Birds, Gardening, HCLivestock, Highlands County, Highlands County 4-H, Wildlife
Ideas for Bringing Socially Distanced Learning Outdoors
April 30, 2020
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to loosen, but schools remain closed and social distancing recommendations stay in place, there is a need to find new and safe ways to keep kids learning, active, and at ease. Being outside in nature is a great ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: 4-H, Birds, Education, Kids, Outdoors, Pollinators, Soil
Bird Watching Series: Woodpeckers
April 24, 2020
Have you been practicing your bird identification skills from last week? I hope you were able to identify one new bird outside. If you missed it last week's Raptors & Vultures post, click here. This week, we will be learning about “Woodpeckers”. ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: 4-H, Activity, Birds, Conservation, HCLivestock, Highlands County, Wildlife
Bird Watching Series: Raptors &Vultures
April 17, 2020
Have you been practicing your bird identification skills from last week? I hope you were able to identify one new bird outside. If you missed it last week's Birds of Prey post, click here. This week, we will be learning about “Raptors & ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: 4-H, Agriculture, Birds, HCLivestock, Highlands County, Highlands County 4-H, Livestock, Wildlife
Cedar Key Seabird Rescue: 2019 Summary
January 24, 2020
Years later, still helping birds Cedar Key Seabird Rescue was founded in August 2016 by the Cedar Keys Audubon with support from several organizations, including the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Florida Sea Grant, Florida Fish and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Bird Rescue, Birds, Cedar Key, Coastal Habitat, Fishing, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers