Coasts and Oceans

Louisiana’s Maurepas Swamp Gets a Much-needed Revival

December 03, 2024 — The state’s latest project will restore the swamp’s role as a haven for birds and a defense against flooding.

DELTA Coastal Resilience

National Grant will Fund Audubon’s Marsh Restoration Project in Currituck Sound

December 03, 2024 — New funding will support innovative approaches to preserving and recovering a threatened ecosystem.

NORTH CAROLINA Coastal Resilience

Saltmarsh Sparrow research expands at Great Meadows Marsh

October 30, 2024 — Scientists completed nest surveys, banding, and attached radio transmitters to birds to gather data that will guide future restoration

CONNECTICUT Coastal Resilience

Chesapeake Ospreys are in Danger—They Need More Fish

October 09, 2024 — Better fisheries management is needed to improve the health of Ospreys in Chesapeake Bay.

Coasts and Oceans

Seabirds Rejoice! Rat-Free Aleutian Islands Are Possible

October 01, 2024 — A centuries-old issue has seen some hopeful momentum with recent and near-future rat eradication efforts in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

ALASKA Important Bird Areas

Brown Pelican chicks on Battery Island. Photo: Brittany Salmons/Audubon

Coastal Nesting Recap: Piping Plover Fledglings, Poop Research, Coyotes, and More

September 20, 2024 — Birds at Audubon’s coastal sanctuaries faced a number of challenges this year—some of which were too much to overcome.

NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans

The successful result of Audubon's Coastal Stewardship Program adapted to Chile

September 06, 2024 — The American Oystercatcher tells the story of hundreds of birds facing a complex conservation scenario today. With 213 breeding pairs, 426 eggs, 66 chicks, and 35 fledglings protected, we celebrate the successful result of Audubon's "Coastal Stewardship Program" adapted to Chile.

Coastal Stewardship

Blaze on the beach in Waukegan, Illinois. Photo: Courtesy of Lake County Audubon Society

Endangered Celebrity Shorebird Arrives in NC for the Winter

August 29, 2024 — A hand-reared Piping Plover from Lake Michigan has returned to NC for her second winter, with help from Audubon on both sides of her migration journey.

NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans