Do you hear hoots in your neighborhood? It may be your watchful neighbor, the owl. Spotting an owl may be a challenge, but these fowls live in our very own backyards and can be heard in the distance. Florida is home to a few species of owls, many of which live in urban settings. Learn all about these birds of prey in this interactive program presented by Laura VonMutius, education manager at Audubon Center of Birds of Prey. In this program, you will learn about various owl species’ that call Florida home; how to identify them; owls’ neat adaptations; and activities or ways to improve your yard or community to benefit the owl and bird species that reside in your neighborhood, all while getting to virtually meet live owl ambassadors!

This program is presented by Laura VonMutius and is hosted by the Winter Park Health Foundation.

How to join the Zoom Program:

Upon registration for this program, you will receive two emails:

One email from Eventbrite: you can either disregard this email or save it for your records. No action needed with this message.

One email from the Center for Health & Wellbeing: this email will contain your link to join the Zoom meeting. Simply select the link and the Zoom Meeting will launch. Please allow yourself five – 10 minutes before program start to launch Zoom and confirm your technology is properly working.

For troubleshooting and other Zoom-related questions, please email us at [email protected]

By participating in this program, you agree to the CHWB’s Gracious Space policy. Unless otherwise noted, all CHWB Digital Education programs hosted via Zoom are recorded and made available for on-demand viewing on WellbeingNetwork.org. If you prefer to be left out of the program’s recording, please leave your camera and microphone off for the duration of the program.

About Your Program Presenter

Laura VonMutius is the Audubon Center’s education manager. She joined Audubon in February 2017 and hasn’t looked back. VonMutius started her career as an educator at SeaWorld before working with the Central Florida Zoo, where she was a conservation educator and resident artist. Through her years of being an educator, VonMutius has inspired children and adults alike to take part in conserving wildlife through her enthusiastic leadership at summer camps, programs for public, private and homeschool students and special events. Working with live birds is one of VonMutius’ favorite parts of her job. While she isn’t supposed to pick favorites, she is partial to Gretel, a sweet Swallow-tailed Kite. VonMutius grew up in Orlando and holds a Bachelor of Science in Art Education from Florida State University. She continues to create art in her free time.