Short-billed Dowitcher
Latin: Limnodromus griseus

All along the Gulf Coast, Audubon conserves, restores, protects, and monitors coastal sites for colonial and beach-nesting birds More»
Jean Hall/Audubon Photo Awards
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We’ve established a Gulf-wide stewardship plan for the full range of coastal waterbirds, and this year Audubon received the first installment of funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to get those restoration projects started.
We protect Whooping Cranes, Least Terns, Prothonotary Warblers, and many other species at both the north and south ends of their migrations. From Minnesota, where we successfully lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency to stay the permit of a sulfide ore mine, to shorebird stewardship projects in Mississippi, we are there for the birds.
Video series invites LGBTQ community outdoors and highlights conservation issues
On World Water Day, Audubon has identified the most important places for birds and people from Missouri to the Gulf Coast.
Quick action and a partnership with a local winery allowed the Central Kentucky Audubon Society to protect a local population of Henslow’s Sparrows—and led to a discovery that could help the species in other places.
Millions of birds depend on coastal habitats along the Great Lakes for shelter, rest, and nourishment for their long journeys during migration.
Restoring vital coastal wetlands for colonial and beach-nesting birds
Audubon’s policy team and grassroots activists are instrumental in gaining national support for ongoing recovery work in the delta
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