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Articles by Audubon Staff

About 50 people sit on brick bleachers in an outdoor amphitheatre.
Celebration, Science, and Cake! The 2023 Jay Watch Appreciation Event
March 22, 2024 — Jay Watch volunteers gathered at Lyonia Environmental Center in November to celebrate another season of monitoring these special birds.
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A juvenile Florida Scrub-Jay, with molting brown fluff on its head, perches on a branch.
To Protect Florida Scrub-Jays, We Need Populations of All Sizes
March 22, 2024 — Approximately 75% of all Florida Scrub-Jays live in one of just four areas around the state. Here's why that's a risk for the species.
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The cover of the Jay Watch Report, featuring a blue and gray Florida Scrub-Jay perched on a branch.
Highlights: Jay Watch Ambassadors
March 22, 2024 — Jay Watch is built on partnerships. Amy Compare and Analee Monrreal inspire students to be involved in Florida Scrub-Jay conservation.
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A neighborhood with a stark boundary line between the houses and the Everglades beyond.
Urban Development Boundary Expansion Halted – For Now – In Miami-Dade County
March 22, 2024 — Since its creation, the Miami-Dade County Urban Development Boundary (UDB) has been threatened by urban sprawl.
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Close up on a droplet of clear sap coming out of a metal tree tap in a sugarbush
Sugarbush in Monroe’s Centennial Watershed State Forest Officially Recognized for Bird-Friendly Management
March 21, 2024 — CT DEEP, Aquarion Water Company, and The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut are being recognized for managing this sugarbush in ways that help declining forest birds.
CT Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
Water with plants surrounding it, with a National Wildlife Refuge sign in front.
Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area Founded with Seven Acres Donated by Paul Gray
March 19, 2024 — "I bought a ranch six years ago and was honored to be able to donate the 'seven-acre seed' to start the new national wildlife refuge unit."
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Red-tailed Hawk perches on branch with one talon extended to hold partial body of a rodent. The other side of the animal is in its mouth.
Rodenticides may not target birds, but they do kill them
March 19, 2024 — Content warning: This article sadly includes a description of a deceased owl that was brought to our Sharon Audubon Center’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic.
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Comparte la costa con las aves.
Vas a la playa? Presta atención a nuestras queridas aves costeras y recuerda compartir la costa
March 11, 2024 — Comparte la costa con las aves.
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A three-panel art piece featuring birds, flowers, and leaves hung on a wall.
Q&A with Artist Tamara Kostianovsky
March 11, 2024 — Kostianovsky created "Morning Walk at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary" inspired by a morning on the boardwalk. Her "Botanical Revolution" solo exhibition is at the Baker Museum through April 7, 2024.
FL Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary