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Audubon South Carolina Uses Cutting-Edge Techniques to Understand Prothonotary Warblers
September 30, 2024 — Advances in tracking technology are being deployed in Lowcountry swamps to unravel the secrets of the Swamp Canary.
SOUTH CAROLINA Migratory Bird Initiative
A partial rainbow over sagebrush steppe landscape.
2024 Conservation Ranching Bird Monitoring Results in the Rockies
September 27, 2024 — Bird activity and sightings on Audubon Certified bird-friendly ranches in Wyoming and Colorado were noticeably higher this year.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
A bright yellow golden-winged warbler perches on a branch.
Finding Gold in Vermont’s Forgotten Fields
September 10, 2024 — After two field seasons of service, Matt Hallahan reflects on his time as an Americorps Member supporting our priority species work.
VERMONT Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
Wetlands complex in with mountains, cloudly skies, and wayside signs
Two Events to Support Taashuyee-Chookan.aani/Mendenhall Wetlands
August 26, 2024 — Two events are coming up in the Juneau area with information on supporting or learning more about Taashuyee-Chookan.aani, or Mendenhall Wetlands.
ALASKA Get Involved
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta from space.
Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Is Big … for Arctic-Breeding Shorebirds
June 24, 2024 — A new study reveals Alaska’s climate-sensitive YKD to support 7 million Arctic-breeding shorebirds—including the majority of six North American populations.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Chilkat Valley in Alaska
The Importance of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve IBA to Migratory Birds
May 07, 2024 — One small study area in Southeast Alaska shocked the Audubon Science Division: The Chilkat Valley is a major migration passage for many Alaska birds.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Wetlands complex in with mountains, cloudly skies, and wayside signs
The Second Crossing and Southeast Alaska’s Mendenhall Wetlands Important Bird Area
March 05, 2024 — And the case for Salmon Creek, the last option for the Juneau Douglas Second Crossing to be constructed off the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Single duck on water
Flock This Way: Juneau Is Getting a Planet and Bird Walk
January 02, 2024 — Juneau Audubon Society and the Marie Drake Planetarium are collaborating to bring awareness to the far-out bird species of Southeast Alaska.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Caribou crossing wetlands
What’s So Special About Alaska’s Special Areas?
December 11, 2023 — And actually, what are Special Areas? Here’s the history of these life-giving zones in Alaska’s Western Arctic, and how Audubon Alaska staff helped to protect some of the most unique places on the planet.
ALASKA Arctic Lands