Climate-Threatened Birds

Climate-Threatened Birds

After Binging in Colombia, Thrushes Can Fly Non-Stop to Canada in Mere Days

By Rashmi Shivni
July 05, 2017 — Taking multiple refueling breaks helps some birds fare better during migration. But for Gray-cheeked thrushes, a two-week binge session in Colombia can be all they need to reach North America.
Climate-Threatened Birds

Tracking Kestrels One Feather at a Time

By Dora Chi
August 01, 2016 — Researchers suspect that plucked DNA can provide answers to where climate-threatened American Kestrels are going.
Climate-Threatened Birds

Who Wins in a Fight Between Bluebirds and Swallows?

By Andrea Schneibel
June 23, 2016 — Mountain Bluebirds could have a hard time defending their homes if climate change speeds up the arrival of their nest rivals.
Audubon in Action

Here’s Your First Look at Audubon’s New Birds and Climate Project

By Liz Bergstrom
June 22, 2016 — Climate Watch is getting volunteers across the country to admire bluebirds (for science).
Audubon Climate Heroes

Can A Little Bird's Big-Screen Debut Help Tackle Climate Change?

By Liz Bergstrom
May 18, 2016 — A new video on Wood Thrush migration rallies activists in North Carolina and Belize.
Climate-Threatened Birds

The Arctic Is Shrinking, and so Are Its Birds

By Erica Langston
May 17, 2016 — In West Africa, Red Knots are 15 percent smaller today than they were 30 years ago—and climate change may be to blame.
Climate-Threatened Birds

Red Knots Are Battling Climate Change—On Both Ends of the Earth

By Deborah Cramer
April 26, 2016 — The tiny, threatened bird is an omen for how devastating ocean acidification can be.
Climate-Threatened Birds

Birds in North America and Europe Are Quickly Packing Their Bags—Here's Why

By Jason G. Goldman
April 01, 2016 — Decades of data show that climate change is manipulating the way species move across continents.
Audubon Climate Heroes

How Birding Can Lead To Climate Action

By Liz Bergstrom
March 18, 2016 — Monica Bryand uses her kayak and camera to explore the climate-threatened birds of Minnesota and share this issue with new audiences.
Climate-Threatened Birds

What One Magnificent Predator Can Show Us About the Arctic's Future

By T. Edward Nickens
December 31, 2015 — Scientists are scaling the cliffs of Alaska's Seward Peninsula to stop the mighty Gyrfalcon from losing more ground to climate change.