Red-billed Starling

A woman releases a bird into shallow water.
Audubon Celebrates Latino Conservation Week: Meet Eliana Ardila Kramer
September 16, 2024 — Eliana Ardila Kramer spent her early years in Colombia, the country with the most bird species in the world. Today, she's made a career of birding around the globe — and teaching others how to do the same.
FLORIDA
A group of flamingos stand in shallow water.
Flocks of Flamingos Returned to a Rejuvenated Everglades. Are They Back for Good?
September 13, 2024 — For decades the Florida icons have been only occasional visitors, but conservationists are hopeful that the flamingos blown in by Hurricane Idalia mark the beginning of a new, permanent population.
News
A group of people gathered around in a circle in the woods at a forestry workshop.
Reflecting on Working with Landowners Amidst Complex Times
September 13, 2024 — Forest Program Senior Associate Tim Duclos reflects on a fruitful summer helping landowners manage their forests for better bird habitat, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
VERMONT
Sunrise over pine trees.
Birding Tours on Cattle Ranches?
September 12, 2024 — Audubon Conservation Ranching and Reefs to Rockies add a new dimension to ecotourism.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Rio Grande
Water Can’t Wait
September 12, 2024 — New Mexicans coming together for water security
Western Water News
A woman in a magenta jumpsuit stands next to a tree in a lush wetland.
How Lower Ninth Ward Residents Created a Haven for Birds and People
September 12, 2024 — With the help of a New Orleans-based nonprofit, community members turned a vacant, trash-filled lot into a thriving wetland and birding hotspot.
Portrait of a mottled brown Rock Ptarmigan looking straight on at the camera.
It’s One of the Biggest Events in a Bird’s Life. Scientists Can’t Agree How to Talk About It.
September 12, 2024 — Every species replaces its feathers by molting, but a passionate debate among ornithologists about what to call the plumage swaps spans oceans and generations.
Bird Science
Student Learning in Phoenix and Santa Fe
September 12, 2024 — Now Booking for Fall
SOUTHWEST
Swifts swirling into the Davie Poplar Tree on UNC's campus. Photo: Dylan Thiessen/UNC Chapel Hill
Famous UNC Tree Hosts Rare Swift Roost 
September 12, 2024 — Davie Poplar roost offers close-up of migration spectacle and highlights threats facing Chimney Swifts.
NORTH CAROLINA
A group of people in a forested area holding up a massive tangle of honeysuckle roots.
Pop Stars: Honeysuckle Popping Volunteers Make Way for Native Species at Montezuma
September 11, 2024 — MARSH! volunteers help to restore vital bird habitat in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.
NEW YORK