U.S. Senate Introduces New Program to Assess and Monitor Saltwater Lake Ecosystems in the West
July 09, 2020 —
To better protect people and birds, Audubon science makes the case for the U.S. government’s first coordinated regional assessment of Great Basin saline lakes.
Building Collisions Are a Greater Danger for Some Birds Than Others
July 09, 2020 —
Migratory species that zip through the woods for insects are more likely to crash, researchers find—a vulnerability that may be speeding their decline.
How to Snap Amazing Photos of Birds Under the Water
July 08, 2020 —
Birds dive, swim, and wade—and so can you with the proper gear. The winner of the 2020 Audubon Photography Award explains how to expand your wildlife photography this summer.
The Bird World Is Grappling With Its Own Confederate Relic: McCown's Longspur
July 02, 2020 —
A grassland species named for an ornithologist who later became a Confederate general, the longspur has sparked a fiery debate over which honorific bird names should be reconsidered. Some say all of them.
How a White-throated Sparrow's New Tune Went Viral
July 02, 2020 —
A modified dialect of male song began in a local population in western Canada and, in two decades, traveled to birds more than 1,800 miles away.
This Bald Eagle Chick Is the First Hatched on Cape Cod in 115 Years
July 01, 2020 —
The eaglet, spotted by a local birdwatcher, is evidence that Massachusetts' eagle population is thriving after being wiped out by DDT by the mid-1960s.