All Bird and Conservation News

Listen to a Young Bewick's Wren Trying to Find Its Voice
May 20, 2019 — Male wrens grow up mimicking their fathers' songs—until it's time to claim their own territories.
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Audubon Members Focus on Their Favorite Bird Photos
May 20, 2019 — Over 100 shutterbugs took us behind the viewfinder of their best photos.
A Swollen Mississippi River Has Resurrected Calls for a Wetland-Destroying Flood-Control Project
May 17, 2019 — The EPA blocked the Yazoo Pumps proposal in 2008, saying it would devastate bird-rich habitat. Now the agency is reconsidering.
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Thanks To Climate Change, Canada Jays May Eat Freezer-Burned Food All Winter
May 15, 2019 — The birds' critical food stores, saved up each autumn for lean times later, risk going bad as global temperatures warm.
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This Sandhill Crane Couple Adopted a Baby Goose
May 14, 2019 — The elegant birds are raising a gosling as well their own colt this year in a Michigan park.
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Give Nesting Birds a Calcium Boost By Saving Your Leftover Eggshells
May 13, 2019 — Your breakfast discards can serve as vital nutrition for females as they make their own eggs.
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Inland Lakes Keep California’s Grebes Afloat—Until Waters Get Too Low
May 10, 2019 — Last summer ended in calamity for a nesting colony at PG&E's Lake Almanor. Now an Audubon chapter is fighting back to ensure that birds and locals get all the hydration they need.
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Do You Know the Other Way Birds Migrate?
May 09, 2019 — Some species change locales by merely moving between higher and lower elevations. Here are four examples of altitudinal migrants in the U.S.
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International Infrastructure Issues Threaten Arizona’s Santa Cruz River
May 09, 2019 — Why fixing a nine-mile sewage pipe is crucial for people and birds.
Western Water News