Red-billed Starling

These Masters of the Sky Can Fly for Hours (or Days) While Barely Flapping
September 04, 2020 — Seven extraordinary examples of birds that figured out how to let the wind do the work for them.
Bird Science
A Last Chance for Large-Scale Conservation
September 04, 2020 — New paper shows that more than 1.2 billion acres of the Boreal Forest biome remains ecologically intact, but we must protect it now.
Boreal Forests
Black Skimmers Show That Protecting One Beach Is Not Enough
September 04, 2020 — In its first five years, Audubon’s coastal banding programs reveal the importance of conservation across the bird’s range.
Coastal Stewardship
Peregrine Falcons Finally Return to Nest at Their Most Famous U.S. Eyrie
September 03, 2020 — After a 74-year absence, this summer a pair of Peregrines raised three chicks at New York's Taughannock Gorge—a hallowed destination for birders and the site of the falcon's first reintroduction attempt.
Bird News
The McCown's Longspur Is No More, but the Debate Over Bird Names Continues
September 03, 2020 — In response to growing calls, the American Ornithological Society recently renamed the bird the Thick-billed Longspur. That's not enough for critics.
News
Painted Bunting
Asamblea Virtual de Audubon Florida 2020
September 02, 2020 — Reimaginando a Audubon Florida: Un Llamado a la Conservación Inclusiva
FLORIDA
Red Knot. Photo: Gail Deterra / Audubon Photography Awards.
Town of Fort Myers Beach Rebukes Latest Attack on Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area
September 01, 2020 — Fort Myers Beach once again voted to protect critical habitat against the efforts of local property owners to build a boardwalk across state conservation lands at the edge of bird nesting and wintering grounds.
FLORIDA
Audubon Spotlight: Tykee James Builds Coalitions to Create Change
September 01, 2020 — As Audubon's government affairs coordinator emerges as a leading voice for equity and inclusion, he reflects on the barometers of racial progress.
EDIB at Audubon
Effort to Increase Forest Health Expands into the Entire Lake Champlain Basin of New York and State-wide in Vermont
August 31, 2020 — The region’s forests provide globally important bird habitat.
NEW YORK
A new garden sits in front of geothermal domes by the river in Pagosa Springs.
New Habitat Hero Garden in Pagosa Springs
August 31, 2020 — With partners and volunteers, we’ve completed a new bird-friendly garden at the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership site.
ROCKIES Native Plants