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How can humor, art, and storytelling inspire people to care about birds and the natural world?
In this special live virtual event on Wednesday, April 8th at 12pm PT / 3pm ET, author and illustrator Rosemary Mosco shared how her popular science-based comics bring bird behavior, ecology, and conservation to life, and make complex ideas engaging, accessible, and memorable. Known for blending science with humor in her Bird and Moon comics, Mosco talked about how visual storytelling can break down complex topics, spark curiosity, and motivate people to protect birds and their habitats.
The event concluded with the announcement of the winners of BirdNote's 2026 Photo Contest, celebrating the photographers who captured powerful and beautiful moments of birds and the bird lovers who are making a difference for birds through actionable steps.
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About Rosemary Mosco
Rosemary is an author, illustrator, and speaker whose work connects people with the natural world.
She’s written and drawn for The New York Times, Audubon, Rewiring America, the PBS Kids show Elinor Wonders Why, and more, and makes a regular comic strip in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Living Bird magazine. She creates award-winning science books for kids and adults, including the national bestseller A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, which was featured on Real Housewives of NYC. Her nature comic Bird and Moon won the National Cartoonists Society’s award for Best Online Short Form Comic and was the subject of an award-winning museum exhibit. Her climate change comics were exhibited at AAAS headquarters and the Peabody Essex Museum. She gives engaging talks and workshops to groups of all ages.
Rosemary is a graduate of the Field Naturalist Program. She judged a bird tattoo contest (twice!) and co-founded an event celebrating invertebrate butts.
Photo credit: Adrianne Mathiowetz