Red-billed Starling

A female Peregrine Falcon perched on a smooth branch, viewed through a scope.
Reflection on my Service
August 27, 2024 — Maddy Kokot is one of our Conservation Field Specialists AmeriCorps Members working with Senior Conservation Biologist Margaret Fowle on conservation projects such as The Bobolink Project, Peregrine Falcon Monitoring, and Bird and Bee Friendly Farming.
VERMONT Get Involved
Two warblers stand in shallow water next to logs and rocks.
A New Study Reveals Migration Isn’t a Solo Affair—It’s the Social Event of the Season
August 26, 2024 — Migrants face myriad challenges. That's why certain songbird species choose to travel (and possibly even work) together, according to research drawing on a trove of bird banding records.
Bird Migration
Monitoring Snowy Plovers at Great Salt Lake
August 26, 2024 — An Updated Look at One of Utah’s Shorebird Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Western Water News
A juvenile Cooper's Hawk stretches awkwardly while perched on a railing.
What is That Hawk Doing?
August 26, 2024 — Understanding the silly behaviors of Great Lakes juvenile hawks
GREAT LAKES
Wetlands complex in with mountains, cloudly skies, and wayside signs
Two Events to Support Taashuyee-Chookan.aani/Mendenhall Wetlands
August 26, 2024 — Two events are coming up in the Juneau area with information on supporting or learning more about Taashuyee-Chookan.aani, or Mendenhall Wetlands.
ALASKA Get Involved
An Autonomous Recording Unit faces a luscious wetland to record bird songs.
Audubon Great Lakes Uses Groundbreaking Techniques to Monitor Endangered Marsh Birds in Indiana
August 26, 2024 — New technology is helping fill critical data gaps and inform on-the-ground conservation
GREAT LAKES
Educating to Protect: Audubon Americas and the Exhibition on Panama’s Mangroves
August 23, 2024 — "The Mangroves: Allies Against Climate Change" traveling exhibition gives a detailed view on how mangroves store carbon and also protect biodiversity and the communities that depend on these ecosystems.
News
Backlit silhouette of a swallow flying to its nest box, out of which another swallow is poking its head.
How to Keep Nest Boxes From Turning Lethal in Extreme Heat
August 22, 2024 — As soaring temperatures during the breeding season become more severe and widespread, here’s how you can make nest boxes cooler homes for baby birds and their parents.
Bird Houses
Two hummingbirds on a small branch fighting with each other.
Why Do Hummingbirds Fight So Much?
August 21, 2024 — For hungry hummers in need of nectar to fuel their high-speed lives, territorial disputes can get ugly.
Bird Questions and Facts
Seal River Watershed IPCA Sign
One of the World's Largest Remaining Intact Watersheds Needs Your Help
August 20, 2024
Boreal Forests