Summer 2019 Issue

July 15, 2019 — A new machine-learning system for tracking vessel activity could provide relief for albatrosses in harm's way.

July 15, 2019 — Nicky Fijalkowska's quirky odes to wildlife now inspire others to protect it.

July 16, 2019 — A DIY nest box program run by Tucson Audubon provides new living quarters for Lucy's Warblers. The key, though, is to land the perfect shape.

July 16, 2019 — Almost 300 community scientists collected valuable data about the health of this hallowed habitat and its residents.

July 16, 2019 — Decades of studies show avian eggs and tissues are chock-full of widely used PFAS. Now officials are finally taking action for public health.

July 12, 2019 — Returning to her roots, illustrator Melinda Beck gives new life to the waterfowl’s stunning plumage.

July 11, 2019 — If images only show avian species, you’re leaving out the bigger picture.

July 11, 2019 — Turn your love of birds into a powerful force of good.

July 15, 2019 — The rediscovery of a long-lost duck spurred the creation of two protected areas in the country. Now researchers are scouring these spots for other endemic species before it's too late.

July 12, 2019 — In Wyoming, the Black Rosy-Finch, one of the continent’s least-known, least-accessible birds, may prove a bellwether for a retreating alpine ecosystem—if an intrepid scientist can track its numbers.

July 18, 2019 — Prepare to be delighted by the variety of birdlife and the story behind each stunning image.

July 11, 2019 — Despite extensive efforts, nobody had ever definitively documented the pollination of the ghost orchid, a mysterious plant that grows in the towering trees of the Everglades—until now.