Despite what Honey would have said in the book, did you know that you can use a phone app like Seek or Inaturalist to learn about what you are seeing and record your sightings so other naturalists can benefit from your observations.
You can also become a community scientist, logging birds, butterflies and insects into databases to help scientists and politicians learn about migration, challenges to populations, and seasonal timing. Ebird, Ebutterfly, Frogwatch, Feederwatch, inaturalist, and the Bee Conservancy all appreciate volunteer sightings. In addition, you get access to all sorts of information that tells you more about the animals where you live.