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A fisheye view from above a paraglider, the earth looks remote but the sky is filled with gliders.

To Understand How Birds Soar, a Scientist Looks to Paragliders

March 22, 2024 — Like vultures, the aerial athletes rely on thermals to power their flight. But how do they find these invisible updrafts?

New Laws Protect Bird-Friendly Yards From Neighborhood Rules

March 22, 2024 — A blossoming legislative trend prevents homeowners associations, which set landscaping rules for a growing number of Americans, from forbidding native plants.

Conservation Groups Retool Their Missions to Address the Affordable Housing Crisis

March 22, 2024 — Protecting green space can drive up local property costs, so land trusts are forming new partnerships to create homes for people and wildlife.

In Amy Tan's Newest Book, the Drama Is All About the Birds

March 22, 2024 — The acclaimed novelist recently started exploring a world of avian characters through nature journaling. The result is a work of art.

To Protect Two Declining Western Birds, Scientists Seek a Tricky Balance

March 20, 2024 — Both Pinyon Jays and Greater Sage-Grouse face significant declines in distinct Western habitats. Can conservationists meet the needs of both?

We Need Bird-Safe Buildings. The Movement is Growing.

March 20, 2024 — The Audubon network is protecting birds from collisions through Lights Out and bird-friendly glass.

Audubon Receives Forest Landowner Support Award for Bird-Friendly Maple Program

March 15, 2024 — Funding will help evaluate, unify, and scale the program in the Northeast and Midwest.
A flock of birds flies across a red sky with a crescent-shaped sun.

A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming. How Will Birds and Other Wildlife React?

March 15, 2024 — When the moon covers the sun, animals get weird. April’s eclipse gives scientists—and you—a chance to learn more about their responses. Here's how and where you can take part.
A Bald Eagle sits in a nest on the ground looking at the camera.

Why Do Birds Incubate Rocks?

March 14, 2024 — From stones to bones and other random objects, birds have been found to incubate seemingly anything that looks like an egg. But maybe that’s also the point?
A big blue sky and rows of green trees separated by a smaller strip of dirt, that dirt is slowly flooding.

A California Wetland Program’s Flood of New Funding Lifts Hopes for Shorebirds

March 14, 2024 — With many species rapidly declining along the Pacific Flyway, conservationists and landowners in the Central Valley are creating temporary wetlands where birds need them most.