Red-billed Starling

Audubon's Assessment for a Resilient Great Salt Lake
June 30, 2026 — The Great Salt Lake Birds & Habitat Assessment identifies the most important areas for bird conservation & hydrologic connectivity
Western Water
New Audubon Report Identifies Most Important Areas for Bird Conservation at Great Salt Lake – Now and for the Future
June 30, 2026 — Science-based Assessment highlights hydrologic connectivity as key to protecting 12 million migratory birds and guiding conservation decisions.
News
Volunteers talking about their discoveries during the BioBlitz. Photo: Brittany Salmons/Audubon
New Species Documented This Spring at Pine Island
June 30, 2026 — Scientists and volunteers flocked to Audubon’s sanctuary on the Outer Banks to count as many species as possible. Here’s what we found.
NORTH CAROLINA
Two swans fly over a pasture of grazing cattle.
Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Farm Bill Proposal
June 25, 2026 — The Farm Bill shapes federal investments in voluntary conservation programs that benefit birds, wildlife, working lands, and rural communities.
Policy & Advocacy
A male Painted Bunting perched in a field of purple thistle flowers looks head on at the camera.
10 Fun Facts About the Painted Bunting
June 25, 2026 — Yes, they're real—and they're spectacular.
Bird Questions and Facts
A Great Blue Heron wading in shallow water under a large tree.
The Birds of Our Lives
June 25, 2026 — Some species are inextricably linked to the places they inhabit. When we fail to spot them, we look for what is amiss.
Audubon View
Close up of the powerful talons of a banded Osprey.
Making Sense
June 25, 2026 — By creatively and closely observing birds, we can learn to see them in new ways.
Editor’s Note
A large open field, made up of brown, dormant wild grass.
In Alabama’s Black Belt, Scientists Are Banding Birds In Rare Patches of Prairie to Aid Restoration Efforts
June 25, 2026 — Most of the South’s historic prairie is lost. Alabama Audubon is researching how birds use what remains—and how to piece together more grassland habitat.
Conservation News
Deirdre's painting of a Golden-winged Warbler with a map in the background, displayed on an easel outside on a porch.
A Golden-winged Warbler Sounds the Alarm
June 25, 2026 — Artist Deirdre Murphy layers colorful maps and data under a strikingly lifelike portrait of a bold little songbird.
The Aviary