Summer 2024 Issue

July 15, 2024 — For the past decade, the initiative has used public art to showcase birds threatened by climate change. Now, communities are putting their own local spin on the effort—and yours could be next.

July 20, 2024 — Early issues of ‘Bird-Lore’ and ‘Audubon’ magazine brimmed with tips and tidbits for the bird enthusiast. Some aged better than others, as the matrix below shows.

July 22, 2024 — Our publication's look and even its name have changed over time, but for more than a century, some things have remained constant: our delight with birds and our focus on helping readers enjoy and protect them.

July 11, 2024 — Replacing feathers can leave birds looking rough—but there's much to appreciate in their unsightly season.

July 20, 2024 — Over 125 years, 'Audubon' has featured myriad products to help generations of avian aficionados better know and support birds. We brought gear from every era together for a photo session.

July 16, 2024 — Artist Lauren Levato Coyne’s painted collage is a pointed commentary on how vulnerable the endangered bird is to habitat destruction.

July 15, 2024 — A field biologist explains how a superzoom camera can enhance your birding experience without weighing it down.

July 19, 2024 — The ideas that have energized this magazine for more than a century still animate its pages.

May 22, 2024 — Seventy years after Audubon ornithologist Robert Porter Allen’s efforts led to the discovery of the cranes’ mysterious nesting grounds, we unearthed images of his trailblazing conservation work.

May 22, 2024 — Each summer, conservationists around the country protect birds that nest atop buildings as development and sea-level rise erase natural beach habitat. But is this a long-term solution?

May 22, 2024 — These topics have shaped our magazine’s reporting for decades—and will remain prominent in our pages for years to come.

May 22, 2024 — The beautiful, politically complicated Mediterranean island continues to play an outsize role in Europe’s songbird-poaching problem. Despite numerous dangers and even threats against their lives, a group of dedicated conservationists are trying to turn things around.

May 22, 2024 — Across the hemisphere, our conservation successes grow under our Flight Plan.

May 21, 2024 — In the Anishinaabemowin language, bird names are embedded with traditional knowledge. An ongoing project is trying to document as many as possible before they are lost.

May 21, 2024 — Newspapers across the country are dying off at a rapid pace—a loss that carries real risks for their communities and the environment.

May 21, 2024 — Painting one turbine blade black has shown promise for preventing collisions. Now researchers are seeing if it can work in Wyoming.

May 21, 2024 — Important habitats for many bird species ‘are in imminent danger of collapse,’ one expert warns, and the federal government may need to step in.