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Great Egret Society

The Great Egret Society is a group of Audubon’s most passionate donors who help protect and defend birds with generous contributions of $500 or more annually. We are incredibly grateful for this outstanding level of support.

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Check out our special digital content

  • Audubon’s Birds and Offshore Wind: Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need. You can view a recording of the webinar here.
  • The Magic of Migration at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, with Sanctuary Director Keith Laakkonen. Watch a recording of our presentation here. 
  • Audubon’s Bird Migration Explorer webinar (MidAtlantic). Watch a recording here on how to use this online tool to learn more about the heroic annual journeys made by over 450 bird species, and the challenges they face along the way.
  • What’s good for birds is also good for climate change mitigation. Learn more in our latest report on Natural Climate Solutions.
  • Explore the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards winners—now featuring Chile and Colombia. Check them out here.

Great Egret Society Impact Reports

If you’d like to view more reports showing Audubon’s impact over the years, please visit our report hub.

Featured Posts
Birds on the Move
White-crowned Sparrows
Birds on the Move

Nearly 350 Audubon members describe a favorite fall migration story.

The Joy of Being a Bird Ambassador
A woman and child birding together
The Joy of Being a Bird Ambassador

More than 300 Audubon members described a time when they introduced others to the wonderful world of birds.

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20 Days, 7,500 Miles: Desertas Petrels’ Mind-Boggling Foraging Trips
March 13, 2020 — Using regional winds to their advantage, these rare seabirds fly as far and fast as they can to search out patches of food.
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Washington Legislature Ends with Mixed Climate Victories and More Work Ahead for Comprehensive Climate Action
March 12, 2020 — Policy discussions on a clean fuels standard, carbon pricing, and other economy-wide approaches to carbon reduction lays groundwork for substantive climate action in 2021.
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March 12, 2020 — Meant to make cities more equitable, the audible signals sometimes get drowned out by traffic and are even confused with real birds.
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Ancient Bird Fossil Smaller than a Hummingbird Discovered in Amber Trove
March 11, 2020 — The teeny skull, from a bed of 99 million-year-old fossils from Myanmar, suggests bird diversity was vast before the dinosaurs went extinct.
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What’s the Difference Between a ‘Borb’ and a ‘Floof’?
March 10, 2020 — Now that we know what constitutes a birb, it's time to break down the internet's other two nicknames for birds.
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Webbed Feet Are an Evolutionary Hit
March 09, 2020 — From geese and gulls to penguins and puffins, these birds have perfectly adapted to life on the water.
Podcast
15 Awww-Inspiring Photos of Baby Birds
March 09, 2020 — Get your daily dose of avian cuteness with these entries from the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards.
Audubon Photography Awards
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March 09, 2020 — The proposal, submitted by the Energy Future New Orleans coalition, will establish a 100 percent Renewable Energy Standard by 2040 and result in more jobs, greater emissions reductions, and more local investment than alternatives
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An Ode to Nature’s Hotdogs: Moth Caterpillars
March 04, 2020 — Get 'em before they're gone (especially if you're a bird).
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Hot, Bothered, and Parasite-free: Why Birds Sun Themselves
February 27, 2020 — Avian sunbathing has mystified ornithologists for decades, but some recent research is confirming an old suspicion that the behavior helps fend off lice.
Bird Behavior