Red-billed Starling

Wood Storks walking through a cow pasture
Funding for Regional Water Quality Projects will Help Farmers, Wildlife, and the Northern Everglades
December 10, 2025 — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services keeps Everglades restoration momentum moving in the right direction through a new funding program.
FLORIDA Everglades
a group of people in a line stand with shovels
A Flurry of Ribbon Cuttings Illustrates Everglades Restoration Milestones
December 10, 2025 — Critical milestone in Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir timeline reached and Lake Hicpochee ribbon cutting.
FLORIDA Everglades
cape sable seaside sparrow in the reeds
Saving the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
December 10, 2025 — The Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis) is one of the rarest birds in the continental U.S.
FLORIDA Everglades
Roseate Spoonbill in flight, carrying nesting material
Central Florida Water Initiative Regional Supply Plan Falls Short in Addressing Region’s Water Woes
December 10, 2025 — At the top of the Greater Everglades watershed, the Central Florida Water Initiative is a multi-county collaboration trying to address the increasing water scarcity of the Greater Orlando area, which because of rapid growth, extreme consumptive use, and overactive drainage, is quickly running out of water.
FLORIDA Everglades
A neighborhood with a stark boundary line between the houses and the Everglades beyond.
South Florida’s Zombie Project is Back from the Dead: South Dade Logistics Center Returns
December 10, 2025 — Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary constrains urban development, providing a buffer of agriculture between Miami and the Everglades. The South Dade Logistics Center would set a precedent for ignoring the UDB, paving the way for sprawl to march right up to the edge of the Everglades
FLORIDA Everglades
close up of a snowy egret
Faster Timeline for the EAA Reservoir
December 10, 2025
FLORIDA
A Common Grackle vocalizes with its beak wide open and wings outstretched, perching on a cattail.
10 Fun Facts About the Common Grackle
December 10, 2025 — Scrappy, adaptable, and cosmopolitan, this blackbird is a survivor worth celebrating.
Bird Questions and Facts
From Washington to California, Volunteers Answered the Call as Concerns Rose for California Brown Pelicans
December 10, 2025 — How volunteer surveys along the west coast may be revealing changes in where California Brown Pelicans roost and feed in response to a changing climate.
CALIFORNIA Audubon Chapters
Sen. Bumstead bird outing group.
Michigan State Senator Jon Bumstead Goes Birding with Audubon Great Lakes in Western Michigan
December 10, 2025 — Audubon Great Lakes shares wetland restoration work, discusses bipartisan conservation solutions to protect Michigan birds & natural resources
BirdReturns 2025: A Remarkable Year Delivering Crucial Habitat for Birds
December 10, 2025 — A decade in, BirdReturns is scaling habitat across California’s working lands to meet a critical moment for hundreds of thousands of birds.
CALIFORNIA Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands