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Birding is challenging, and challenging yourself in that way is nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s been challenged by her hobby more than ever this fall. And gained more from it too. Fana is the recipient of a $5,000 Black and Latinx Birder Scholarship\u2014a program in its second year sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/amplifythefuture.org\/\">Amplify the Future<\/a>, a volunteer-run organization aimed at expanding equity in conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBirding takes practice and time. I got started by taking [Environmental Science and Biology] <a href=\"\/environmental-studies\/faculty\/forys\/\">Professor Beth Forys<\/a>\u2019s Field Ornithology class in Winter Term in January,\u201d Fana says. \u201cThe first half of the class was just learning the different types of birds that are present on campus before we did bird walks. 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