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Why Knowing Your Local Bird Sounds Is the Key to Unlocking New IDs
April 12, 2017 — Part four of our new series to help you build your birding skills—and love of birds—by learning how to bird by ear.
Birding By Ear
How to Memorize Bird Songs by Using Mental Images
April 12, 2017 — Part three of our new series to help you build your birding skills—and love of birds—by learning how to bird by ear.
Birding By Ear
How to Start Identifying Birds by Their Songs and Calls
April 12, 2017 — Part one in our new series to help you build your birding skills—and love of birds—by learning how to bird by ear.
Birding By Ear
Learn Your Local Birds’ Regional “Accents”
April 12, 2017 — Part seven of our new series to help you build your birding skills—and love of birds—by learning how to bird by ear.
Birding By Ear
How Millennia-Old Penguin Poo Led Scientists to a Volcanic Discovery
April 12, 2017 — When Antarctic researchers found bones in an unusually smelly sediment core, they stumbled on evidence of how volcano eruptions shape ecology.
What It's Like to Camp Out With 15,000 Sandhill Cranes
April 11, 2017 — An intrepid Audubon staffer beds down amid one of Earth's greatest migrations.
Create a Hummingbird Haven With Native Flowering Plants
April 10, 2017 — As hummers make their way north for spring, draw them to your yard or space with the plants they need to refuel.
Podcast
Here's How to Prepare for a Bird Photography Trip
April 07, 2017 — To capture truly great shots, you need to go where the birds are. Follow these tips to make sure your excursion pays off.
Tips and How-Tos
Birdist Rule #94: Consider a Career in Birds
April 07, 2017 — If birding just isn't enough, there are lots of opportunities out there.
The Birdist’s Rules of Birding
Inside Audubon’s New Decoy Workshop, Where Saving Seabirds Is the Mission
April 06, 2017 — Mad River Decoys by Audubon is one of the only decoy manufacturers in the country focused on conservation.