From Audubon Magazine

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Add These Bird and Environmental Books to Your Holiday Reading List
December 16, 2021 — No matter what you’re in the mood for, these great reads from 2021 have you covered.  
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On Oneida Wetlands, Bird Surveys Affirm Tribal Conservation Success
December 16, 2021 — A recent collaboration between Wisconsin birders and the Oneida Nation demonstrates how the tribe's decades-long habitat restoration paid off.
A conceptual illustration shows the hands of four different people putting coins in a bank shaped as the planet Earth.
How to Plan Your Financial Future While Investing in a Healthier Planet
December 16, 2021 — Sustainable investing has gone mainstream. Is it time to put your money where your mouth is?
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At left, Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, in a blue jacket and brightly colored headband, speaks from a podium. In the right image, Iniquilipi Chiari poses for the camera.
Birds and Bold Activists Take the World Stage in Glasgow
December 16, 2021 — At the U.N. climate summit, Audubon’s CEO urged leaders to hear what birds are telling us and learned from youth and Indigenous campaigners.
Audubon View
Storm clouds darken an orange sunset over a mountain range.
The Surprises We Find In Pursuit of Truth
December 16, 2021 — Our latest issue offers a reminder that, even when we think we know where stories are going, they often take us to unexpected places.
Letter From the Editor
The invention of early home answering machines, such as the PhoneMate, helped birding hotlines take off in the 1950s to 1970s.
Where Have All the Rare Bird Alerts Gone?
December 16, 2021 — Long before eBird, birders simply called up an avian hotline to learn where to chase unusual birds. Today these phone services are themselves sliding toward extinction—with one notable exception.
Two images are shown on split screen: On the left, a man hikes across a rocky island made of sharp limestone, which looms over the frame. On the right, in close-up: a fish is pressed into the gullet of a young petrel from a gloved hand. Scientists hand-feed and raise young birds after moving them from nests and onto a safer island.
It Takes a Helicopter Parent to Rescue a Rare Seabird from Extinction
December 16, 2021 — Raising the world’s entire population of Bermuda Petrels, or Cahows, requires undivided attention—and a relentless drive to see them succeed.
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In the bottom right of this photo stands a three-foot-tall white stork, its orange bill and feet nearly the same shade as the cord running along the ground in front of it. The white feathers of the bird are covered in an a dark, oily substance. The bird is walking on the street, where a white car is parked, and crossing in front of a sandstone building.
Behind the Mystery of Armenia's Oil-Covered White Storks
December 16, 2021 — In the half decade since oiled birds were first spotted, volunteers and conservationists have raced to care for the iconic animals—and pushed the government to address pollution sources.
A bird is depicted with wings and tail outstretched, its head pointing straight up. The wings feature a splash of vibrant orange extending from its shoulders that fades to a soft blue-purple, and the tips of the wings and tail feathers are an inky black.
Reimagining the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
December 16, 2021 — Artist John Paul Brammer finds inspiration in Oklahoma’s expansive skies and Native American regalia.
Illustrated Aviary
The Private Race to Space Has Fallout for Protected Lands on Earth
December 10, 2021 — An imminent FAA decision could send rockets over Georgia’s Cumberland Island National Seashore, while in Texas, coastal stewards are alarmed about the growing impacts of SpaceX’s mission to Mars.
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