Red-billed Starling

A male Rufous Hummingbird perches on a leafy branch.
What Do Hummingbirds Really Eat in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming?
May 08, 2025 — Nectar is only part of the story!
ROCKIES Native Plants
Great Blue Heron perched on a tree branch
Minnesota's Bird Decline
May 08, 2025 — Watch this local news story on Audubon's work to reverse declining bird populations in Minnesota
UMR
Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Statement on the Governor’s Signing of Bill to Define Ecological Restoration: Maryland’s Department of the Environment – Definition of Ecological Restoration (SB722/HB1155)
May 07, 2025
MID-ATLANTIC
Jane Fonda Honored with Audubon’s Rachel Carson Award for Fearless Climate Activism
May 07, 2025 — Audubon celebrates bold environmental leadership at preeminent Women in Conservation event.
Press Room
Threatened and endangered birds begin nesting season on Long Island
May 07, 2025 — Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers are already laying eggs. Our oystercatchers had some incredible wins last year and this season is looking promising.
NEW YORK News
Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Statement on the Governor’s Signing of Bill to Define Ecological Restoration: Maryland’s Department of the Environment – Definition of Ecological Restoration (SB722/HB1155)
May 07, 2025
MID-ATLANTIC
A yellow bird with a white ring around its eye perches on a branch.
This Non-Native Songbird Is Taking Over California—Will the Rest of the Country Be Next?
May 06, 2025 — The Swinhoe’s White-eye—a small yellow bird native to Asia—has rapidly spread throughout the state and beyond in the past decade, surprising birders and experts alike.
Bird News
Legislation Aims to Improve Law Credited with Saving Bird Species from Extinction
May 06, 2025 — Bill introduced this week would update the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, provide regulatory stability, and strengthen conservation efforts.
Policy
A colorful male Painted Bunting perches on a vine.
A Decade of Watching Birds—and Watching Out for Them
May 06, 2025 — Celebrating a decade of Audubon’s Climate Watch
Climate Watch
Shorebird feeding in mud
Let Them Eat Mud: How Biofilm Can Change Shorebird Conservation
May 05, 2025 — And how the biofilm “film” documents this scientific breakthrough for Western Sandpipers while highlighting a dangerous development project on a crucial stopover site.
ALASKA Bird Science