March | 2026 | Columbia Audubon Society

Conservation Alert! Due Thursday, March 5 Regarding Dark Skies

Many of you may remember Dr. Gokhale’s talk for Columbia Audubon or the Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative on the importance of dark skies for wildlife. There’s a comment period for a couple of projects that will negatively impact our night skies and ultimately wildlife. The FCC is taking comments through Thursday, March 5. The following

Note from the President

On Thursday, February 26, I hope you were able to join us to hear about the Forest Park Owls with Mark Glenshaw. We had over 80 folks join us to hear about Mark’s experiences following the owls for the past 21 years. They are fascinating creatures. It was fun to see his videos and pictures

CAS Dark Sky Efforts Underway

Last month, we mentioned that CAS has a Dark Sky Subcommittee and our primary efforts include securing Urban Night Sky Place certification for Rock Bridge Memorial SP and educating citizens about the importance of dark skies for wildlife, especially birds. We are pleased to announce that on February 26, we submitted a Preapplication for the

Upcoming Free Events at Songbird Station

Our partners at Songbird Station cordially invite Columbia Audubon and the public to a series of free seminars throughout the season: Nest Box 101 Seminar March 14th 10 am Learn how to make your yard a perfect nesting site for Eastern Bluebirds, wrens, Purple Martins, Wood Ducks, and more. Attract Hummingbirds, Orioles, and More Seminar

Great Backyard Bird Count Feeder Crawl Report

On Sunday, Feb. 15th CAS hosted our Great Backyard Bird Count feeder crawl. It was a great success as 12 folks visited 5 different yards. Hosted by myself and Emma Buckingham, our morning started off at the first yard with a Brown Creeper that visits suet that is tied to a tree trunk. He was

Draft February Meeting Minutes

Columbia Audubon Society Board of Directors Meeting Thursday February 26, 2026 Boone County Electric Building Present: Lottie Bushmann, Vickie Park, Reed Gerdes, Eric Seaman, Greg Leonard, Shelby Thomas, Bill Mees, Lori Turner, Eric Wood, Allison Vaughn Meeting called to order: 6:02 pm Previous minutes: Lori Turner moved to accept the January minutes as written. Bill