From Audubon Magazine

Letter From the Editor

Lost and Found

By Jennifer Bogo
March 31, 2023 — Going in search of unfamiliar birds can be thrilling, but so can discovering the ones there all along.
Audubon View

A Roadmap for the Future

By Elizabeth Gray
March 31, 2023 — Our bold strategic plan will achieve new levels of impact for birds, people, and the planet.
Field Notes

Yes, Birding Does Change Your Brain

By Joanna Thompson
March 29, 2023 — Neuroscientists puzzling over how human memory and learning function often turn to birdwatchers to connect the dots.
An American Kestrel with green ink on its' left shoulder to help scientists identify it.
News

What Is Causing the Perplexing Decline of the American Kestrel?

By Jillian Mock
March 29, 2023 — Although still common, these much-loved falcons continue to disappear from North American skies. Scientists are racing to understand why.
People birding on the side of a road with under-constructions cones in the center.
News

Travel in the Time of Climate Crisis

By Rachel Nuwer
March 29, 2023 — As climate-related disasters ramp up, how can travelers minimize the harms and maximize the benefits they bring to recovering destinations?
News

Bird Nests Tell Extraordinary Stories, If You Learn How to Read Them

By Casey McFarland
March 29, 2023 — Casey McFarland, author of “Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests,” describes how paying attention to nests can improve your birding.
News

As Storms Grow Stronger, a Historic Building Gains Height to Stay Dry

By Kathryn Miles
March 28, 2023 — Rather than abandon the 19th-century structure, staff at Hog Island Audubon Camp have elevated the Queen Mary by three feet.
News

The Window for Saving the Sagebrush Ecosystem is Rapidly Closing

By Andy McGlashen
March 28, 2023 — A health report for a vast western landscape finds alarming habitat loss but offers a strategy for saving what remains.
News

What Should I Do If I Find a Nest Where It Doesn’t Belong?

By Spoorthy Raman
March 24, 2023 — Sometimes birds nest too close to home. Experts share what to do if you find birds raising young on your house or building.
A flock of Sandhill Cranes fly in a line against a blue sky, the moon in the background.
Books

‘Flight Paths’ Unfurls the Wondrous History of Migration Science

By Philip Kiefer
March 10, 2023 — A new book details how amateur birders and bird-loving scientists pieced together the true story of avian migration.