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Oakland Has Its First Official Bird Thanks to These Dedicated Kids

May 24, 2019 — After two years and a lot of hard work, a student-run campaign to make the Black-crowned Night-Heron the city's mascot sees success.

How Plover Chicks Born in a Parking Lot Spurred a City to Make Its Beach Safer

May 23, 2019 — The dramatic ups and downs of a Piping Plover family in Gloucester, Massachusetts, show what it takes to protect a threatened species.

Last Year’s Everglades Breeding Bonanza Was the Biggest in More Than 80 Years

May 22, 2019 — An official report says that South Florida's wading birds had an even better 2018 than we thought.

American Black Duck by Peter Daverington

May 21, 2019 — Location: Halletts Point, Queens, NY 11102

Listen to a Young Bewick's Wren Trying to Find Its Voice

May 20, 2019 — Male wrens grow up mimicking their fathers' songs—until it's time to claim their own territories.

Audubon Members Focus on Their Favorite Bird Photos

May 20, 2019 — Over 100 shutterbugs took us behind the viewfinder of their best photos.

A Swollen Mississippi River Has Resurrected Calls for a Wetland-Destroying Flood-Control Project

May 17, 2019 — The EPA blocked the Yazoo Pumps proposal in 2008, saying it would devastate bird-rich habitat. Now the agency is reconsidering.

Thanks To Climate Change, Canada Jays May Eat Freezer-Burned Food All Winter

May 15, 2019 — The birds' critical food stores, saved up each autumn for lean times later, risk going bad as global temperatures warm.

This Sandhill Crane Couple Adopted a Baby Goose

May 14, 2019 — The elegant birds are raising a gosling as well their own colt this year in a Michigan park.

Give Nesting Birds a Calcium Boost By Saving Your Leftover Eggshells

May 13, 2019 — Your breakfast discards can serve as vital nutrition for females as they make their own eggs.

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