A robin’s nest, interwoven with threads from a blue tarp, sits in the crotch of a serviceberry tree surrounded by 178 trees of a dozen species. Down below, patches of native strawberry and...
At dusk in August 2025, a group gathered in the parking lot of Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Connecticut to watch the sky fill with a flurry of birds, their cigar-shaped bodies dipping...
The administration plans to activate a committee with the power to override the Endangered Species Act. There’s a reason it’s called the ‘God Squad.’
Every November, approximately one-fifth of the world’s Adélie Penguins gather to nest on seven craggy outcrops near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Danger Islands cover just 1.7 square...
No two days look the same for the junior forest technicians at Bent of the River Audubon Center and Sanctuary. One day could involve filling bird feeders around the western Connecticut facility...
Growing up in southeast Alaska, Jeremy Aantiyéili Timothy says his summers were defined by the Mendenhall Glacier, or Áakʼw Tʼáak Sítʼ. He’d sprint up the moraines—steep hills of silt...
“If you don’t like our weather, just wait five minutes.”It’s a saying so widely embraced across the United States that its truth must lie not in any particular region but in the fickleness of...
Action-packed as spring birding often is, it can be a strain to spot tiny songbirds darting through foliage high above. If the birds won’t come down to you, why not go up to them? Canopy walkways...
Each year, Audubon staff and local chapters bring communities together on and around Earth Day to celebrate birds and wildlife. From volunteer cleanups to bird walks and family-friendly events, these...
In the avian symphony of spring, the Ruffed Grouse plays the timpani. At dawn he takes the stage on a log, stump, or boulder. Bracing himself with his tail, he begins his deep, thunderous drumroll:...
Early on a Saturday morning in March, Jo Gryniewicz, a photographer visiting from Pennsylvania, went out to the boardwalk. Very shortly thereafter, she had a life-changing experience when she saw and...
Recognizing volunteers and the impact they make on conservation is a long-standing tradition at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. On March 24, we hosted the annual volunteer recognition event in celebration...