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These ‘Goth Cardinals’ Don't Breed Like All the Other Birds
October 15, 2019 — Scientists are finally unraveling a 100-year-old mystery about the Phainopepla's unusual nesting behaviors.
This Parrot Is Smaller Than a Hummingbird
October 14, 2019 — With more than 350 species, the world's parrots really do come in all shapes and sizes.
Harper the Great Blue Heron Just Crushed Her Fall Migration
October 11, 2019 — The lanky wader flew nonstop over the open ocean from Canada to Florida in just 38 hours. Now she's living that island life.
Thousands of Dead Seabirds Washed Up on Alaska's Shores Again This Year
October 11, 2019 — The deaths, including many Short-tailed Shearwaters, coincided with a new marine heat wave in the region. But the exact cause still eludes scientists.
Reverse Engineering the Climate Crisis Is Not Only Possible—It's Necessary
October 10, 2019 — We can't merely cut emissions to preserve a livable planet. We'll have to invent technologies to take back the carbon we've already released.
Explore Our Climate Change Cover
October 10, 2019 — Using a zoom tool, you can peruse the photos of Audubon members that make up this image of a Great Gray Owl.
This Is What Climate Solutions Look Like
October 10, 2019 — We dedicated our entire fall issue to tackling the challenge of climate change, because humanity has no other choice.
Birds Are Telling Us It's Time to Take Action on Climate
October 10, 2019 — Global warming poses an existential threat to two-thirds of North American bird species—but there's still time to protect them. Audubon's new climate report says we have to act now.
Reimagining 200 of Audubon’s Birds
October 10, 2019 — Artist Jenny Kendler creates a birds’ eye view of climate change. In her artwork, it’s us they’re watching.
An Overheating Gulf of Maine Is Now Forcing Wildlife to Adapt—or Move
October 10, 2019 — Rapid warming in the Gulf of Maine is shifting the marine food web, putting already endangered Roseate Terns and their broods at even greater risk. Figuring out how to help these seabirds could point the way for safeguarding other species.