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People dancing outdoors in colorful, traditional clothes.
It’s Powwow Season: Watch How Four Indigenous Dances Blend Tradition With the Birds That Inspired Them
May 21, 2026 — Dancing is the main event at powwows, inter-tribal celebrations filled with Indigenous food and art. Styles and inspiration vary widely, but many are influenced by the natural world—including birds.
An American Oystercatcher walks along the shore in golden hour light.
Can Saving Birds Save the Planet? Scott Weidensaul’s Case for Hope and Resilience Amid a Dire Era of Bird Loss
April 22, 2026 — In “The Return of the Oystercatcher,” the celebrated naturalist and author looks beyond the staggering decline of North American birds to highlight the hard-won victories that prove recovery is possible.
Books
Seabird in flight over water
Birds in Poetry and Prose in Alaska and Beyond
April 22, 2026 — Poetry is powerful, but poetry about Alaska birds from Alaska poets and writers? Now you’re really flying.
ALASKA
Meet the Musical Artists Who Are Paying Royalties to Nature
March 30, 2026 — A lot of musicians use wild sounds in their work. Some are now splitting their profits with the planet.
Owen and Quentin Reiser at their car, seen through a binocular lens with a black vignette. And a photo of Quentin Reiser holding a painted wooden Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
Their Birding Documentary Became a Surprise Hit, but the Reiser Brothers Are Just Getting Started
March 26, 2026 — With a new project about their search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the irreverent, road-tripping filmmakers behind “Listers” are going for more than laughs.
Profiles
A framed paper artwork shows two great green macaws perched on branches. The birds and branches are crafted entirely from layered paper. Around the frame lie various art tools—scissors, paintbrushes, and tweezers.
Great Green Macaws Come to Life in This Incredibly Intricate Paper Sculpture
March 26, 2026 — With “Guardians of the Canopy,” Nayan Shrimali and Venus Bird portray the large parrots and their forest habitat in a meticulously cut and watercolored sculptural painting.
The Aviary
Wooden shorebird mask
Desperately Seeking Sugg’erpak
February 18, 2026 — The global story of how a century-old Yup’ik mask is illuminating shorebird conservation today in Western Alaska and beyond. Way beyond.
ALASKA
A woman walks through a field holding a goshawk perched on her falconer's glove.
How the New ‘H Is for Hawk’ Movie Brought its Goshawk Stars to the Screen
February 04, 2026 — In the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir, the bond between falconer and hawk takes center stage. On set, everything revolved around the avian actors.
Movies & TV
A charcoal drawing of a wood stork held up in front of a brick wall.
Putting the Quiet Dignity of the Wood Stork to Paper
December 17, 2025 — It may not be the prettiest bird, but Franna Lusson loves it all the same. Through an expressive mixed-media portrait, the artist aims to convey the wader’s deeper essence.
The Aviary
A mural of three Lesser Yellowlegs painted on a white brick building.
Lesser Yellowlegs by Justin Suarez
November 18, 2025 — Location: Frosted Farmhouse, 112 Hawick St, Rockton, IL 61072
Audubon Mural Project Partners