Bird and Conservation News

International Infrastructure Issues Threaten Arizona’s Santa Cruz River
May 09, 2019 — Why fixing a nine-mile sewage pipe is crucial for people and birds.
Western Water News
Photo of a Little Blue Heron standing in a marshy area.
EPA’s Dangerous Move Threatens 250+ Bird Species in the Mississippi Flyway
May 09, 2019
Audubon Advisory
Problemas de infraestructura internacional amenazan el río Santa Cruz de Arizona
May 09, 2019 — Por qué arreglar una tubería de alcantarillado de nueve millas es crucial para las personas y las aves.
Western Water News
Waves of Opposition Deter Interior's Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling
May 07, 2019 — The Interior Department paused its push for oil and gas leases, giving coastal communities more time to organize and speak out.
News
A New Wave of Advocates Arrives in Washington
May 07, 2019 — At a recent fly-in event, Audubon volunteers challenge Congress to save seabirds.
Coasts and Oceans
Get to Know the Rambunctious Bushtit
May 06, 2019 — One of our tiniest songbirds, Bushtits can be found foraging in flocks throughout the west.
Podcast
Sooty Tern Vomit Tells a Worrisome Story
May 06, 2019 — Populations of the seabird on Ascension Island have plummeted since the 1950s. A disrupted food chain could be to blame, scientists say.
News
Did Crows Actually Make These Gifts for the Human Who Feeds Them?
May 03, 2019 — The corvid brainiacs are known to leave trinkets behind, but scientists caution against reading too much into their motives.
News
Pileated Woodpecker
When Did You Fall in Love With Birds?
May 02, 2019 — More than 500 of our members recount their earliest or most special birding experience.