Red-billed Starling

People on a bridge in a state park.
Taza Jenkins Creates Their Own Joy with St. Augustine Bird Club
March 30, 2026 — The St. Augustine native says “forgetting how to feel embarrassed” was key to getting their group started.
FLORIDA Audubon Chapters
An aerial view of a lush, jungle-side beach in the Darien Gap.
5 Projects Transforming the Prospects for Birds and People in Latin America
March 30, 2026 — By thinking globally and acting locally, Conserva Aves, an unprecedented partnership of hemispheric scale, is filling in the map of conservation efforts.
Conservation News
Meet the Musical Artists Who Are Paying Royalties to Nature
March 30, 2026 — A lot of musicians use wild sounds in their work. Some are now splitting their profits with the planet.
Arts & Culture
A Downy Woodpecker perches on the side of a house next to the holes and other damage she has made in the wood.
How to Keep Woodpeckers From Drilling Into Your Home
March 30, 2026 — The industrious birds can cause problems if they try to forage or nest in your walls, but there are several ways to safely ward them off.
Bird Questions and Facts
A patch of garden beds, shrubs, and trees abut a parking lot and library.
Microforests Are Taking Root Across the Country, Making Urban Spaces Better for Birds and People
March 30, 2026 — In pockets as small as a few parking lots, miniature forests can help cool cities, quiet streets, and give birds a place to land.
Conservation News
A woman secures a small radio transmitter on the back of a Chimney Swift clinging to her chest.
Chimney Swift Migration Is Full of Mysteries—but Rehabbed Birds Could Spill the Species' Secrets
March 30, 2026 — After rescuers at the Sharon Audubon Center stepped in to save fallen Chimney Swifts, scientists seized a rare chance to tag an enigmatic species.
Bird Science
Two people dressed in bright yellow cold-weather gear stand at the edge of a rocky shoreline, holding a large net and watching a crowded colony of penguins gathered along the coast.
Follow Scientists on a Daring Mission to the Danger Islands, a Penguin-Breeding Stronghold
March 27, 2026 — Home to the world’s largest known Adélie Penguin population, the Antarctic islands recently gained protected-area status. Now researchers say the seas around the archipelago also need protection to safeguard the breeding colony’s food supply.
Photo Essay
An intern uses a ruler device to measure the width of a tree.
This Program Gives Local High Schoolers Hands-on Forestry Training—and a Paycheck
March 27, 2026 — At Bent of the River Audubon Center and Sanctuary, a group of Junior Forest Technicians heads out to the Connecticut woods each summer to grow their skills and get to work.
Conservation News
Peering through green foliage, a glacier recedes across a mountain landscape.
As the World Warms, Researchers Warn That Many Ecosystems Are Nearing a Point of No Return
March 27, 2026 — Rising temperatures threaten to trigger catastrophic tipping points across the planet. But it’s not too late to turn the tide, according to a recent report.
Climate
Two people outside in the rain, one looking up through binoculars.
How to Harness Spring Weather for Spectacular Birding
March 27, 2026 — To get the most out of the season, watch the skies (and radar).
Birding