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Shorebirds feeding on shore
Sandpipers’ Last Supper
February 18, 2025 — The story of a tiny shorebird’s epic journey, powered by an invisible fuel in the mud.
View of tall trees with a sunburst behind them
Audubon Reaching Toward $20 Million Campus Vision at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
February 18, 2025 — The re-imagined campus will provide the infrastructure needed to advance Audubon’s conservation leadership in the Western Everglades.
Peregrine Falcon sitting on a log on the beach.
A Rooftop-nesting “Snowbird” Visitor in Florida
February 18, 2025 — Peregrine Falcons hunt for prey along Florida's coastlines each winter.
A common tern flying
Migratory Birds that Fly between Canada and South America Face Highest Risk, per New Audubon Study
February 17, 2025 — Audubon scientists developed a new framework to understand threats to migratory species and found that birds traversing the longest distances across the Americas are at highest risk, underscoring the need for coordinated hemispheric conservation efforts.
Rocky coastline of Newfoundland, Canada.
An Unforgettable Experience off the Coast of Newfoundland
February 14, 2025 — A group of researchers, educators, photographers, and Indigenous youth climb aboard the Polar Prince.
After Hurricane Helene, Mountain Chapters Work for Normalcy and Recovery
February 14, 2025 — “It’s been heart breaking and heartwarming at the same time.”
Close up of design on the window.
FGCU Students Launch Collaborative Project to Prevent Deadly Bird Strikes on Campus
February 14, 2025 — by Edwin Wilke, Audubon CLI alumni, former president of FGCU Ornithology Club.
USGS and Audubon Formalize Partnership in Bird Data Collaboration
February 13, 2025 — A newly signed Memorandum of Understanding allows for both organizations to share information from some of the longest-running datasets in the world, and sets the stage for future collaboration.
Possibilism: Turning Vision into Action for a Sustainable Future
February 13, 2025 — Texas Leaders in Conservation
Whooping Crane Habitat Identification Tool Rallies Conservation Partners
February 13, 2025