Andy McGlashen

Senior Editor, Audubon magazine
About

Senior editor Andy McGlashen joined the Audubon staff in 2018 after a previous role as editorial fellow. His reporting for the magazine has taken him inside prisons, to otherworldly saline lakes, and into the skies above the Everglades. Andy holds a master’s degree in environmental journalism from Michigan State University. He lives in Chicago. 

Articles by Andy McGlashen

Why the Kirtland’s Warbler Should be Michigan’s State Bird
August 26, 2021 — And while we’re at it, we should change its name to Jack Pine Warbler.
Bird News
Bird Safety a Concern in National Push to Build More Power Lines
July 29, 2021 — A carbon-free power sector will require vast new transmission infrastructure, but it shouldn't come at the cost of wildlife, advocates say.
Birds and Clean Energy
Congress Is Set to Remove a Longstanding Barrier to Listing Greater Sage-Grouse Under the Endangered Species Act
July 22, 2021 — For years, an obscure budget provision has blocked the federal government from protecting the fast-declining birds. That may be about to change.
Conservation News
After Controversy, the Duck Stamp Contest May No Longer Require Hunting Scenes
June 16, 2021 — The Biden administration signaled it wants to overturn a rule change that upset artists and fueled worries about fewer dollars for protecting habitat.
News
Biden Puts Arctic Refuge Oil Drilling Leases on Hold, Citing Legal Flaws
June 02, 2021 — As the Interior Department launches a new environmental review, conservation groups want Congress to change the law behind the leases.
Conservation
Lesser Prairie-Chicken. Doug Kliewer/Audubon Photography Awards
Endangered Species Deadline Looms for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
May 05, 2021 — Federal wildlife officials have until May 26 to make a decision with high stakes for a vulnerable bird and the southern Great Plains.
News
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.
News
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.
News
Do Yourself a Favor This Spring: Go See the American Woodcock’s ‘Sky Dance’
March 26, 2021 — Timberdoodles have one of the wildest mating rituals among North American birds, and you should definitely check it out. Here’s how.
Birding Advice
Biden Administration Says it Will Revoke Trump Rule that Let Companies Kill Birds
March 08, 2021 — The rule gutting bird protections takes effect today—but not for long.
News