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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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Fall Update: Partners Work Together to Monitor Shorebirds and Their Habitat in the Lahontan Wetlands
November 19, 2021 — National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant allows for more bird surveys in Nevada.
Western Water News
Leveraging Geographic Information Systems to Promote Collaboration at New Mexico’s Isleta Reach
November 18, 2021 — How ArcGIS Hub can be used to communicate projects and goals with partners.
Western Water News
An Atlantic Puffin stands on a granite rock, its black-and-white feathers drenched from the ocean, clutching fish of several different sizes in its bright orange bill.
Long-Awaited Fisheries Bills Advance as Rough Year for Seabirds Comes to a Close
November 18, 2021 — Seabirds need better fisheries policies to raise their chicks in the face of climate change.
Coasts and Oceans
Infrastructure Bill will Help Address Declining Water Levels and Drought in the West
November 15, 2021 — Audubon supported this legislation, which includes funding for ecosystem restoration and nature-based projects that will benefit birds and communities.
Western Water News
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La forêt boréale est source d'espoir dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques et la perte de biodiversité
November 12, 2021 — Au moment où les dirigeants du monde entier se réunissent à l’occasion de la COP26, nous examinons le rôle que peuvent jouer des lieux comme la forêt boréale du Canada.
Boreal Forests
Meet the 2021 Recipients of the Charles H. Callison Award and the Tamar Chotzen Educator of the Year Award
November 12, 2021 — Meet three people who have helped protect the places that birds need, today and tomorrow.
News
Newly Recorded Condor ‘Virgin Birth’ Is Another Way Birds Are Like Reptiles
November 10, 2021 — Zoo researchers discovered that two female California Condors had reproduced without males, a phenomenon known as parthenogenesis.
Science
Another Reason to Stop Global Warming: Save Millions from Air Pollution
November 10, 2021 — A new study underscores the scale of disease and death industrialized societies have accepted in exchange for fossil fuel energy.
Climate
This Duo Photographed Hundreds of Colombia’s Dazzling Birds This Year
November 09, 2021 — While their images are spectacular, the people they’ve met along the way are just as big a highlight.
News
Democrats’ Big Spending Bill Would Kick Oil Companies Out of the Arctic Refuge
November 08, 2021 — Ending a mandate to develop the refuge is a small but critical piece of what would be the country’s biggest-ever investments in climate protections.
News