Science

May 07, 2026 — Introducing our 2026 Appleton-Whittell Research Fellows

May 04, 2026 — Protecting and restoring habitat along the Mississippi River has far-reaching benefits across the hemisphere.

February 09, 2026 — Lawmakers make meaningful bipartisan investments benefiting birds, communities, and the landscapes we share

January 21, 2026 — Count birds in your community during the 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count and share the joy.

June 11, 2025 — For decades, two programs from the U.S. Geological Survey have provided essential information about birds. They must continue to be fully funded.

March 27, 2025 — For the brightly colored songbirds that breed in the US and Canada, the southbound journeys after the breeding season include more exposure to conservation challenges such as light pollution and urban and suburban landscapes.

February 25, 2025 — Effective conservation starts with investing in our understanding of these complex ecosystems.

February 17, 2025 — Audubon scientists developed a new framework to understand threats to migratory species and found that birds traversing the longest distances across the Americas are at highest risk, underscoring the need for coordinated hemispheric conservation efforts.

February 13, 2025 — A newly signed Memorandum of Understanding allows for both organizations to share information from some of the longest-running datasets in the world, and sets the stage for future collaboration.

January 30, 2025 — A new study shows that ecological research often ignores or excludes data on female birds and behavior, resulting in erroneous assumptions on conservation.