November-December 1977 Issue

In Search of the Imperial Woodpecker

July 23, 2013 — A famous author and a renowned birder team up to seek the world’s largest woodpecker, the legendary pitoreal.

Other Issues

Fall 2026

The 2026 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners

Summer 2026

Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay Are Starving to Death at Disastrous Rates. What Will It Take to Save Them?

Spring 2026

Inside the Movement to Grow More Native Seeds—and Why It Matters More Than Ever

Winter 2025

Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them?

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