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Sandhill Cranes and Northern Pintails. Photo: Tom Barnwell/Audubon Photography Awards
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Let's Go Birding Together (LGBT)
June 19, 2019 — June is Pride Month, and Audubon is celebrating with Let's Go Birding Together bird walks and other LGBTQ inclusive activities.
Audubon Testifies at U.S. House Hearing on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
June 17, 2019 — Congress Takes First Step Toward Restoring Bird Protections Eliminated by Trump
Saving the Tricolored Blackbird
SUCCESS! 178,500 Tricolored Blackbirds Saved in 2019
June 15, 2019 — You did it! With your support, 90% of nesting colonies thrived.
Wisdom the Laysan Albatross still smashing age and breeding records for wild birds
June 09, 2019 — Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird, is at least 68 years old and has raised upwards of 35 chicks in her lifetime. Conservation actions have helped her thrive.
What is bird language?
June 01, 2019 — How combining birding and mindfulness powerfully connects us to nature
As spring migration winds down, Audubon Starr Ranch still getting great birds
May 30, 2019 — Recent bird monitoring shows the amazing avian diversity of the Orange County landscape.
California Assembly passes legislation defending state’s birds from federal rollbacks
May 23, 2019 — Assembly Bill 454 passes key legislative hurdle, Bill now moves on to California State Senate.
Scenes from the Brown Pelican survey
May 23, 2019 — Last weekend over 120 agency biologists and trained amateurs completed the third year of the West Coast Brown Pelican Survey. Participants have shared their experience and photos from the surveys, revealing a deep affection and concern for this iconic coastal species.
Meet some Asian American staff at Audubon
May 20, 2019 — In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked staff how their cultural background intersects with their career in conservation.
Anchor Scour Damages Eelgrass Beds
May 17, 2019 — Aerial images show ‘crop circles’ in eelgrass habitat