
A Brief History of How We Learned About Bird Migration
Researchers today can follow birds' paths as they fly thousands of miles. But it wasn't always that way.
Researchers today can follow birds' paths as they fly thousands of miles. But it wasn't always that way.
Researchers today can follow birds' paths as they fly thousands of miles. But it wasn't always that way.
Thanks to an innovative new migration dashboard, predicting which mornings will be birdy has never been easier—or more fun.
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Audubon’s Migratory Bird Initiative has already started to find out.
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Following 14 years of preparation, the Yurok Tribe and partners have begun releasing the endangered birds back into northern California, rebuilding the condor’s range and revitalizing tribal traditions.
A vital stopover for migrating neotropical species, the island chain also offers chances to see breeding Caribbean specialties and rare strays.
The finest images and videos from this year's competition showed birdlife at its most tranquil, clever, and powerful.
Scroll through these superb images that feature birds in all their varied glory, and find out the backstory behind each shot.
This stunning collection celebrates the beauty and ingenuity of 15 birds that do not often get the spotlight.
Each year more than a billion birds migrate along the Pacific Flyway, which stretches from the North Slope of Alaska to Central and South America.
Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.
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The Pacific Flyway includes Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, and California
The Mississippi Flyway is named for the great river underpinning the migration route followed by 60 percent of North America's birds, including the American White Pelicans, Least Terns, and Prothonotary Warblers. By restoring habitat from the headwaters of the Mississippi to the Louisiana Delta, Audubon is protecting birds year-round.
Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.
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From the forests of New England, where birds like the Wood Thrush nest and breed, to the beaches and marshlands that stretch down the coast and provide habitat for Piping Plovers and Saltmarsh Sparrows, Audubon is employing tactics as diverse as this flyway's ecosystems to protect the millions of birds that depend on this flyway.
Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.
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The Atlantic Flyway includes Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Las Bahamas
Stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains to the desert Southwest and the western Gulf Coast, the Central Flyway comprises more than half of the continental U.S.'s land mass and includes 509 Important Bird Areas. Across this expansive flyway, such iconic bird species as the Greater Sage Grouse, Sandhill Crane, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo drive Audubon's work to protect threatened ecosystems.
Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.
Come get your hands dirty!
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The Central Flyway includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
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