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Special Snail Kite Spotted at the Sanctuary
April 30, 2025 — Bird recorded during Audubon's Christmas Bird Count was part of a tracking study.
FL Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Piranga Capucha Roja
Tema del Mes sobre las Aves: ¡La Observación de Aves es para Todos!
April 29, 2025 — Breve listado con adaptaciones para la observación de aves
SOUTHWEST
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Sunshine in Springtime
April 28, 2025 — Week 24; April 28th 2025
VT
Audubon Texas Announces 2025 Texas Women in Conservation Honorees
April 28, 2025
TX
A plain, gray bird perches on a thin, curvy branch.
Researchers Favor Beautiful, Colorful Birds in Scientific Studies, New Analysis Finds
April 25, 2025 — A review of 50 years of ornithological literature revealed a strong bias for familiar, visually appealing species over avians with drabber features. Here's why that's worrisome for conservation.
Conservation News
Q&A with Erik Johnson on the Lasting Impact of the BP Oil Spill
April 24, 2025 — From disaster to recovery, how the Deepwater Horizon explosion has affected the Gulf Coast for the last 15 years.
Coasts and Oceans
Ms. Packer, a federally endangered Great Lakes Piping Plover at the Cat Island Restoration Chain in Lower Green Bay, WI. Credit: Jacob Woulf
“Ms. Packer” is Back Just in Time for the NFL Draft: Great Lakes Piping Plover Breeding Season Kicks Off in Green Bay
April 24, 2025 — A unified effort of dedicated conservationists, volunteers and community members are hopeful for another record-breaking season
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Clear liquid trickles out of a hummingbird hovering in midair.
Do Birds Pee? Hummingbirds Do—a Lot
April 23, 2025 — Unlike most other avians, hummers urinate in a stream much like mammals, releasing liquid waste often and out of necessity.
Bird Questions and Facts
A Red-billed Tropicbird flies over a boat
Red-billed Tropicbird Returns to the Florida Panhandle for its Ninth Consecutive Year
April 22, 2025 — A rare seabird amazes Panhandle birders.
FL Coastal Stewardship
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Introducing the Utqiaġvik Birding Trail
April 22, 2025 — A birding trail was born out of a festival to further celebrate birds, community, bird tourism, and conservation in Arctic Alaska.
AK Trails