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Volunteers Needed for Shorebird Monitoring 2025
March 03, 2025 — Nearly 150 volunteers helped make 2024 a record-breaking year for shorebird conservation. The Audubon Alliance invites new and returning volunteers to make a big impact in 2025.
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The 116th Christmas Bird Count Summary
March 02, 2025
An adult Eared Grebe swimming with two chicks on her back, turns her head around with food in her beak to feed one of the chicks reaching to take it from her.
Get Ready to Melt Over These Sweet Photos of Baby Birds
February 28, 2025 — From fluffy penguins to gawky cranes, here are some of our favorite baby bird pics from the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards.
Audubon Photography Awards
A Loggerhead Shrike perches on a lichen-covered branch.
Paicines Ranch Deemed Bird Paradise by Audubon Bird-Friendly Land Certification
February 27, 2025 — Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Land status recognizes grazing practices that are good for birds
Conservation Ranching News
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When People Dined On Robins and Other Avian Oddities From America's Past
February 27, 2025 — In his richly researched newsletter, amateur historian Robert Francis takes deep dives into the country's complicated and ever-changing relationship with birds.
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February: Tracking on Snowshoes
February 27, 2025
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Volunteer Spotlight: Liz Lunsford's Childhood Experiences at the Sanctuary Left a Lasting Impression
February 27, 2025 — Recent Florida Gulf Coast University graduate shares her unique path to volunteering.
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Lands, Water and Wildlife Day at the New Mexico Capitol
February 26, 2025 — Audubon and partners engage at the state legislature to advocate for protections for water and wildlife
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Florida Scrub-Jays in a Warming World
February 25, 2025 — A long-term study of Florida Scrub-Jays at Archbold Biological Station shows that these birds are already changing their behavior in response to our changing climate.
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Jay Watchers Celebrated at Annual Appreciation Event in Highlands Hammock State Park
February 25, 2025 — We are truly thankful for each of you and your steadfast commitment to protecting the Florida Scrub-Jay. Thank you, Jay Watchers, for everything you do, and thank you to Highlands County Audubon Society for your help with the event!
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