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Why Some Puffin Colonies Thrived and One Barely Survived This Summer
August 25, 2016 — Baby puffins in the Gulf of Maine faced drastically different fates this breeding season when warmer ocean waters caused a shortfall in fish.
The Saltmarsh Sparrow Is Creeping Dangerously Close to Extinction
August 23, 2016 — The bird’s survival hinges on the ocean, but rising waters and shrinking habitat are causing populations to plummet—with no clear solutions.
The Surprising Way Marine Mammals Are Poisoning California Condors
August 17, 2016 — More than 40 years after being banned, DDT has reared its ugly head again.
It’s Essential That We Protect the Atlantic Puffin’s Wintering Grounds
August 16, 2016 — Audubon scientists recently discovered that the puffins overwinter at New England’s biodiverse coral canyons, a habitat deeply in need of protection.
How a Former Phoenix Landfill Became Home for Displaced Burrowing Owls
August 10, 2016 — Thanks to a crowdsourced protection effort led by Audubon Arizona, the owls are once again thriving.
Climate Change Might Have Some Gulls Resorting to Cannibalism
August 08, 2016 — With rising sea temperatures making food scarce, Puget Sound's Glaucous-winged Gulls have turned to their own species for nourishment.
This Rare Video of a Bald Eagle Attacking an Osprey Nest Is an Incredible Display of Speed and Strength
August 02, 2016 — The nest is located on Hog Island, Maine, and is one that Audubon and Explore.org stream live video from each year.
Tracking Kestrels One Feather at a Time
August 01, 2016 — Researchers suspect that plucked DNA can provide answers to where climate-threatened American Kestrels are going.
Genes Play a Big Role in Songbirds' Travel Plans
July 29, 2016 — New research shows that Swainson's Thrushes use a "genetic map" to pick their migration routes.
The Osprey Nation Wants You
July 28, 2016 — A dedicated Osprey fan base is collecting valuable ecological data across Connecticut.