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Getting to Know Jerome Ford, the Government’s Top Bird Official
April 02, 2021 — The head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Migratory Bird Program talks with Audubon about changes in the birding world.
Meet Robert A. Gilbert, a Forgotten Figure Who Worked With One of America's Most Famous Ornithologists
April 02, 2021 — A Black man from Virginia, Gilbert took thousands of photographs for William Brewster—but his contributions have mostly been lost to history.
Did Somebody Say Baby Bird Photos?
April 01, 2021 — Why yes, yes we did. Here are our favorite shots featuring chicks from last year's Audubon Photography Awards.
Audubon Spotlight: Vero Couttee Uses Maps to Break the Cycle of Injustice
April 01, 2021 — As Couttee approaches the end of her year-long Dangermond GIS fellowship, she plans to continue empowering local communities everywhere.
Water Issues Rise to the Surface in Utah’s 2021 Legislature
March 31, 2021 — Positive outcomes for Great Salt Lake and Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement.
Ask Kenn Kaufman: What's the Best Way to Become a Better Birder?
March 31, 2021 — In this month's column, Kenn shares his "four Ls" philosophy for birding. Plus, do birds that live in flocks have a higher chance of survival?
Taking Stock of Biden’s Early Environmental Justice Reforms
March 31, 2021 — The new administration is still getting started, but some of its early actions are fueling optimism for bigger, long-lasting changes.
Greater Sage-Grouse Populations Have Plunged by 80 Percent Since 1965
March 30, 2021 — Outlining steep losses and a gloomy future for the bird without action, a new government report aims to stem further declines with an advanced monitoring program.
Ducks Are Moving North as Winters Warm
March 30, 2021 — A new study confirms that some Southern waterfowl populations are dwindling as birds opt for northern locales that were previously too cold.
Margaret Atwood Talks Bird Lore To Celebrate the ‘Bedside Book of Birds’
March 29, 2021 — The reissue of this love letter to birds, by the noted author's late partner Graeme Gibson, delves into the varied intersections between human and avian lives.