Field Notes

November 15, 2023 — Feeder visits from Evening Grosbeaks are rarer than in the past, and a new initiative is trying to understand the root causes.

November 15, 2023 — A birding trail developed by Audubon Alaska and partners seeks to shift the region away from reliance on extractive industries.

November 15, 2023 — Harnessing the power of community science can help birds as smoke pollution from blazes becomes more extreme.

November 08, 2023 — A bipartisan U.S. bill would ramp up funding for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, an under-the-radar program with a long reach.

October 02, 2023 — The agency responsible for one-tenth of the country’s terrain aims to make healthy habitat a more prominent priority.

October 02, 2023 — Can saguaro cacti that take root today survive the next century of extreme wildfire and drought? Tucson Audubon aims to find out.

October 02, 2023 — As more marine plastic accumulates, the biology of some ocean-going birds puts them at particular risk. Scientists can now pinpoint which species may face the highest exposure.

September 29, 2023 — Simple solutions reduce road hazards to animals, and now more money is flowing to implement them.

July 10, 2023 — More transportation agencies and nature advocates want to help people explore the outdoors without a car. But they face challenges.

June 30, 2023 — Libraries across the country are lending gear to patrons, creating a new entry point to birding with no costs attached.