Celebrate 30 Years of California Conservation
As Audubon California marks 30 years in 2026, we’re also celebrating a conservation legacy in California that spans far longer. Long before we were established as an official state office in 1996...
American Oystercatcher Camera Project Captures Predators, Disturbance
This very curious American Oystercatcher chick was born on Jones Beach in the summer of 2024, the first to hatch at the site in four years!It was an incredible coincidence that we caught it all on...
Where Do Vaux’s Swifts Spend the Night? A Community Science Effort Is Mapping Their Roost Sites
A blocky building on the University of Oregon campus. A brickyard in California’s Bay Area piled with neat stacks. A former sugar plantation outside Mexico City with the air of a crumbling...
Ask Kenn: Can I Identify Woodpeckers by Their Drumming?
Who’s Kenn? Simply put, Kenn is a national treasure. A renowned birder, author, and conservationist, Kenn Kaufman has spent his life dedicated to observing birds, reading about birds, writing...
Momentum Shift
Take it from someone who has stood in the middle of an Adélie Penguin colony, surrounded by birds perched atop rock nests and calling to mates: Penguins are loud. They’re industrious and patient...
In Ecuador, Increased Dangers at Sea Hinder Seabird Conservation
Bobbing up and down some 10 miles from the port of Santa Rosa, Ecuador, Victor Balón turns off his motorboat and cuts up bits of fish. His crewman, Viejo, uses the flesh to bait hooks on a fishing...
Landscapes That Define Us
Not long ago, I was back at Harvard, speaking with students about careers in climate and conservation. After the event, many of them came up to me, full of ideas, asking for advice, taking my card...
Audubon Supports New Bill to Designate Scarlet Tanager as Pennsylvania’s Official Migratory Bird
HARRISBURG, PA — A new bill introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would designate the Scarlet Tanager as the state’s official migratory bird, highlighting its beauty and...
Taza Jenkins Creates Their Own Joy with St. Augustine Bird Club
It’s a breezy Sunday in March and the St. Augustine Bird Club is meeting up at Masters Tract, a stormwater treatment facility known to locals as a birding hotspot. The group today is made up of...
5 Projects Transforming the Prospects for Birds and People in Latin America
Jorge Velásquez will never forget the day he presented his undergraduate thesis at a national ornithology conference in Colombia. The young biologist had identified gaps in parrot conservation and...
Meet the Musical Artists Who Are Paying Royalties to Nature
In the music world, nature is an undeniable star: Its range is impressive, and as a featured artist, its output is prolific. Countless musicians are inspired by other species’ vocal stylings...
How to Keep Woodpeckers From Drilling Into Your Home
A woodpecker hammering on your home to communicate with potential mates or rivals can be loud and annoying, but it typically won’t cause structural damage. On the other hand, you might be in for a...