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- Banding Together for Burrowing Owls 18.04.2025While the Great Salt Lake Basin’s growing human population is feeling the effects of a housing shortage, Audubon hopes that Burrowing Owls might enjoy some newly constructed, luxury burrows on...Shaela Adams
- This Earth Day is a Pivotal Moment to Reverse Bird Population Declines 18.04.2025More than 50 years after the first Earth Day, we stand at a pivotal moment where a changing climate and habitat loss imperils biodiversity. At the same time, we have the power to take bold steps...Sarah Rose
- The Ballad of U10: How One Mischievous Bird Taught Me to Love Gulls Even More 17.04.2025One mid-September afternoon on a beach in northern Massachusetts, I witnessed a crime. I was tempted to dip my toes in the still-warm sea, but I’m a birder, so I got distracted taking photos of...Rosemary Mosco
- West Orange County Neighbors Rescue Eaglets in Distress 17.04.2025EagleWatch volunteers Gloria Green and Dr. Wei-Shen Chin monitor two Bald Eagle nests in the town of Oakland, a small municipality in West Orange County. Between the two nests, five eaglets hatched...Karina Jiménez
- New Film Explores Extraordinary Atlantic Flyway 16.04.2025Filmmaker Tomas Koeck has worked for more than two years to highlight the importance of the Atlantic Flyway in his new film Flyway of Life. In this work, he features the importance of Florida and...Erika Zambello
- The Mississippi River: An Endangered National Treasure 16.04.2025The Mississippi is the world’s fourth largest river system—its basin includes all or part of 32 states and two Canadian provinces. Glacial movement shaped the Upper Mississippi River Basin...Alicia Vasto
- Department of the Interior Weakens Key Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protections, Increasing Risk for Millions of Birds 16.04.2025WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025) – On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior revoked a key policy under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which protects birds from avoidable deaths caused by...National Audubon Society
- A Living Shoreline in Pensacola Creates Jobs and Protects People and Wildlife 15.04.2025Fifteen years ago, I found myself throwing oranges off bridges in an attempt to understand the hydrodynamics of Mobile Bay. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig had just exploded and sunk into the Gulf of...Bethany Carl Kraft
- Inbreeding Poses Another Challenge to the Rebounding Kirtland’s Warbler 14.04.2025In the young Jack Pine forests of northern Michigan, Nathan Cooper sometimes comes across an individual bird that he last saw weeks earlier in the Bahamas. The chance to have these repeat encounters...Caelan Beard
- Audubon Florida Reflects on 15 Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster 14.04.2025On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded: A tragedy taking 11 lives, injuring 17, and sending 210 million gallons of crude gushing into the Gulf. The effects of the resulting oil...Julie Wraithmell
- Audubon Florida Coastal Stewardship Volunteer Highlights 14.04.202517643 Penny Murnane, Library Technician, Mary Esther Library Penny Murnane is a beach steward and birdy backpack leader, making backpacks for kids with binoculars available for Panhandle...
- Partnership on Dog Island Becomes Bright Spots for Birds 14.04.2025Nestled between the Saint George Sound and the Gulf of Mexico, Dog Island is a haven for both birds and people. Audubon has recently strengthened partnerships with residents on the island, as the...
- 2024 Audubon Florida Beach-nesting Birds Nesting Season Summary 14.04.2025Panhandle In the eastern Panhandle, American Oystercatchers had a successful season, fledging chicks from three remote islands. At Tyndall Air Force Base, monitored in partnership with the FWC...
- Senate Introduction of Fix Our Forests Act Offers Path to Address Wildfire Risks to Forests, Communities 12.04.2025WASHINGTON (April 11, 2025) – Today, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Fix Our Forests Act, which provides direction for improving management of our forestlands to reduce wildfire risk...National Audubon Society
- The Bird-Safe Buildings Movement Continues to Grow 11.04.2025Each spring and fall, birds like the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and Black-throated Blue Warbler migrate hundreds if not thousands of miles only to face deadly threats in cities and neighborhoods. A...National Audubon Society