Letter from the Vice Presdient
Spring air brings a sense of renewal, and across Audubon Great Plains that energy is reflected in the work we do to protect birds and the places they need.At Rowe Sanctuary, we wrapped up another...
From the Archives: Florence Merriam Bailey on How to Conduct Field Classes
Editor’s Note: Renowned ornithologist, conservationist, and nature writer Florence Merriam Bailey was a early contributor to Bird-Lore, as Audubon magazine was once called. She was at the forefront...
This Early Birding Icon’s Advice on Leading Bird Walks Is Still Fresh—126 Years Later
Birding as we know it changed forever, or perhaps began, in 1889 with the publication of Florence Merriam Bailey’s Birds Through an Opera-Glass, considered the first field guide to North American...
How Florence Merriam Bailey Helped Shape Modern Birding—and Remains an Inspiration 140 Years Later
On a radiant September afternoon, I meet 20 fellow students at the boathouse stairs for one reason: to watch birds. We are Smith College’s Audubon on Campus chapter. But most people just call us...
Making Waves at California Ocean Day
On April 28th, 2026—officially proclaimed by Governor Newsom as California Ocean Day—hundreds of students, birders, surfers, fishermen, tribal members and community leaders came together in...
The Utqiaġvik Migratory Bird Festival Returns for a Fourth Year
UTQIAĠVIK, Alaska—The fourth annual Utqiaġvik Migratory Bird Festival will be held at the Fred Ipalook Elementary School and birding hotspots throughout the community from June 12 to 14, 2026...
Hurricane season is here: Federal flood insurance carries 2 moral hazards – which you face depends largely on how wealthy you are
Subsidized insurance makes waterfront property seem safer than it is for wealthier buyers, while many low-income homeowners face repeat disasters with no help.
Nuclear Injustice in New York
What happened at this year's review conference of the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons?
Tiny Tags, One Million Tricolored Blackbird Detections, and New Clues for Conservation
In spring, Tricolored Blackbirds stage one of California’s great birding spectacles, amassing in the tens of thousands to breed in the Central Valley. This season, the largest colony documented so...
Carving Out a Niche
Least Terns are small seabirds that nest on the beach, typically in large colonies. These coastal birds depend on expanses of clean, healthy habitats to raise their families, and are increasingly...
Great Salt Lake Conservation Gains Momentum with $1 Billion Federal Push and Renewed State Commitment
As the crisis facing Great Salt Lake continues to garner ongoing local and national attention and concern, National Audubon Society welcomes the growing array of committed organizations and...
A Scientific Method of Resisting
This post originally appeared on If You Can Keep It, a publication of Protect Democracy. The second Trump administration has set about dismantling the institutions of American science. Over the past 16 months, the administration has eliminated thousands of federal scientific positions, imposed sweeping funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation