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Landmark BirdReturns Partnership Celebrates 10 years of Creating Habitat for Central Valley Birds
May 29, 2025 — Comprised of Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy and Point Blue Conservation Science, BirdReturns has provided over 180,000 acres of much-needed habitat through partnerships with wetland managers and farmers.
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A male Anna's Hummingbird perches on a red hummingbird feeder.
This Hummingbird Rapidly Evolved a Longer Beak to Slurp More Nectar from Feeders, New Study Finds
May 29, 2025 — The 20th century expansion of nectar feeders drove Anna’s Hummingbirds to spread across California—and transformed the birds along the way.
Bird Science
A Piping Plover with green and orange leg bands stands on a rocky beach in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Bling That Tells a Story of Resilience in the Great Lakes
May 29, 2025 — How bird banding protects the Great Lakes Piping Plover and more.
News
Audubon Members Meet with Michigan Lawmakers to Advocate for Birds
May 29, 2025 — Chapter leaders in Michigan meet with lawmakers to share the importance of bird-friendly policies
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Black-chinned Hummingbird
The Hummingbird’s Choice Award goes to…Chuparosa!
May 28, 2025
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A child smiles as she holds up her shorebird sign, featuring a colorful illustration of a Piping Plover and hand-written text that reads: Protect us, don't neglect us! Proteja los pajaritos!
Students from Long Island Elementary Schools Awarded for Shorebird Signs
May 27, 2025 — Audubon educators work with students throughout the year in a suite of lessons that culminate in a project designing signage reminding beachgoers to share the shore with nesting shorebirds.
NY Coastal Stewardship
Small shorebirds forage in shallow water.
Audubon California Project Receives $5.2m for Salton Sea Restoration
May 23, 2025 — Wildlife Conservation Board Grant will help fund work at Bombay Beach Wetlands
CA Western Water News
Share the Shore to Protect Sensitive Nesting Birds this Memorial Day Weekend
May 23, 2025 — Whether you’re sunbathing, swimming, fishing, walking your dog, or boating, follow these tips to help protect birds and their babies on the beach.
TX
A Bald Eagle flies in a blue sky.
House Budget Bill Advances with Some Fixes for Birds, but Sets us Back on Clean Energy, Conservation, and Environmental Protections
May 23, 2025
Press Room
Farewell, Forest
May 23, 2025 — Week 31: May 21st and 23rd
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