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Invasive Reptiles Are Taking Over Florida—and Devouring Its Birds Along the Way
September 05, 2018 — Birds like Roseate Spoonbills and Burrowing Owls are ending up in the stomachs of hungry pythons and Nile monitors. Is it too late to stop them?
Conservation
Follow a Young Plover as It Heads South for the Winter
September 04, 2018 — Left behind by their parents, juvenile Black-bellied Plovers must rely on instincts to find their way.
Podcast
No, That's Not an Owl Outside Your Window
August 31, 2018 — It's probably a Mourning Dove. Here's the difference between their calls.
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In Harlem's Jacob Schiff Park, Four New Birds Join the Audubon Mural Project
August 31, 2018 — Twenty-six youth apprentices painted the murals of climate-threatened birds on the walls of a local playground.
Audubon Mural Project
¿Comó se llama? How Birds Get Their Spanish Names
August 31, 2018 — Bilingual birding can offer a deeper understanding of the species we seek, while also helping to bridge communities across the Americas.
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By Design: An Architectural Awakening Could Save Billions of Birds
August 31, 2018 — As many as one billion North American birds die each year in after colliding with windows. Innovations can help them steer clear.
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A Native Plants Garden That Brings Birds, Pollinators, and Parishioners Together
August 30, 2018 — The partnership between Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society and St. Eugene Catholic Church in Asheville, North Carolina, is just one example of the chapter's work in the community.
Plants for Birds
Lost at Sea, Hard-Flying Birds Can Be Mega Rarities and Mysteries
August 29, 2018 — A vagrant seabird might be a once-in-a-lifetime sighting, so make sure to keep both eyes on the water.
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The Bahama Nuthatch, Thought to Be Lost to Hurricanes, Is Not Extinct—Yet
August 27, 2018 — Researchers sighted a few of the critically endangered birds on a three-month, 430-mile expedition to Grand Bahama's pine forests this spring.
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How Toucans Use Their Bills to Keep Cool
August 27, 2018 — Relative to body size, the Toco Toucan has the biggest bill of any bird in the world. And it's laced with blood vessels.
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