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Audubon magazine delivers essential news, advice, and reporting on birds and bird conservation, pairing compelling journalism with stunning photography and design. Each quarterly issue helps readers grow their appreciation of birds and learn how to help them thrive. Audubon also emphasizes, through stories and visuals, the importance of a diverse and inclusive science and conservation effort to help meet the challenges facing both birds and people today. To receive our award-winning print publication, become a member of the National Audubon Society. Our editorial team also reports and publishes stories on Audubon.org daily, including science and conservation news, birding tips, photo galleries, and interactive reader experiences.
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Highlighted Features

How the War in Ukraine Takes a Devastating Toll on Nature

Meet the Fire Starters Restoring One of North America’s Greatest Forests

Social Dilemma: What’s at Stake When We Propel Wild Birds to Stardom?

The Flight of the Spoonbills Holds Lessons for a Changing Everglades—and World

Travel in the Time of Climate Crisis
Recent Stories

As Stands of Whitebark Pine Disappear, Could the Clark's Nutcracker Soon Follow?

The Bone-eating Bearded Vulture Is Reclaiming Europe’s Skies

A Force of Conservation, the Endangered Species Act Faces a Fraught Future
Investigations

The Internet Has a Rat Poison Problem

A New Plastic Wave Is Coming to Our Shores

This Brutal Pesticide Creates a 'Circle of Death.' So Why Is It Making a Comeback?
Profiles

Best-Selling Author Jeff VanderMeer Finds That Nature Is Stranger Than Fiction

Seventy Never Looked So Good: The Long, Wondrous Life of Wisdom the Albatross

How an Acclaimed Composer Found His Musical Voice Through Birdsong

Explore Our Archives
Essays

How Migrating Snow Geese Helped Stretch My Perspective

When a Battle Against an Invasive Weed Feels Like a Battle for Your Spirit

What a Songbird Lost at Sea Taught Me About Survival

In Quarantine, I Finally Understood the Magic of Birds

Remembering Toni Morrison, the Bird Whisperer

Sheltering in Place in Manhattan—With 18 American Chestnut Saplings
The 2022 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100
Take a scroll through these spectacular, artistic, and playful avian images, while reading the story behind each.

Dispatches

Seeking Auwo: Inside the Search to Find a Secretive Tropical Bird Lost to Science

The Cerrado, the World’s Most Biodiverse Tropical Savannah, Is in Peril

It Takes a Helicopter Parent to Rescue a Rare Seabird from Extinction

The Grand Dream of an International Park With Mexico Meets a Complicated Reality

Can the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Be Found in Cuba?

Can These Seabirds Adapt Fast Enough to Survive a Melting Arctic?

The Audubon Guide to Climate Action
Birding

Don’t Sleep on the Other Sandhill Season

This Wave Theory of Spring Migration Will Prepare You for Your Next Birding Outing

Appreciate These Magnificent Avian Nests—and the Next One You Find in the Field

The Audubon Guide to Buying Binoculars
Photo Essays

Fall In Love With the Ancient Dance of the Sharp-tailed Grouse

The Intimate Relationship Between Pinyon Jays and Piñon Pines Is Unraveling

Portrait of a Forest on the Climate Edge

Windows Into Another World: Take a Tour of Bird Blinds Across the Country
The Future of North American Birds
Audubon’s new climate report warns of massive avian losses if we don’t change course and stabilize global carbon emissions.

Birding Culture

Why You Should Scale Up Your Birding By Looking for Reptiles

Some of Music’s Biggest Names Create a Trove of New Tunes to Help Birds

A Ludicrously Deep Dive Into the Birds of Spelling Bee, Wordle, Scrabble, and More
Books

‘Flight Paths’ Unfurls the Wondrous History of Migration Science

A New Book Explores Our Disdain for Pests

Master Falconer Rodney Stotts Extols the 'Healing Power of Wildlife'

Ziggy Marley Is Here to Teach Kids About ‘Vulture Culture’

This New Field Guide Aims to Change Your Mind About Pigeons

5 New Climate Books to Empower Teens and Help Turn Anxiety into Action

Where Birds Inspire Art, Awe, and Action
The Audubon Bird Guide
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