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How the Boreal Forest Can Help Protect Birds (and the Planet) from Climate Change
September 02, 2021 — As areas like the Pacific Flyway heat up, we turn towards nature-based climate solutions for answers. (part of our series on climate change in the Pacific Flyway)
Hands of a bird bander hold a small fluffy bird with white chest and speckled back.
Nesting Common Terns Get a New Island Home in Buffalo
September 02, 2021 — The newly constructed island is a part of a larger suite of bird and fish habitat restoration projects in the Niagara River and environs.
Feeding Birds Could Get Pricey This Year
September 01, 2021 — The severe drought pummeling the West and the Great Plains is one key reason for an expected spike in the cost of popular bird foods.
Ask Kenn: Why Have Roseate Spoonbills Invaded the North This Summer?
August 31, 2021 — Also this month: Is fall really the hardest season for identifying birds? Kenn Kaufman doesn't think so.
Take a Trip to the 'Eighth Continent'
August 27, 2021 — Pioneering scientist Meg Lowman’s new memoir, "The Arbornaut," details her career studying biodiversity in the tree canopy.
Why the Kirtland’s Warbler Should be Michigan’s State Bird
August 26, 2021 — And while we’re at it, we should change its name to Jack Pine Warbler.
10 Fun Facts About the American Crow
August 25, 2021 — From holding their own funerals to their penchant for maintaining grudges, this is one fascinating corvid.
Great Blue Heron.
Drought? This Is What Climate Change Looks like in the West
August 24, 2021 — A personal take on Audubon’s work to make the arid West more livable for people and birds.
A juvenile Caspian Tern stands on the beach in Ocean Shores, Washington.
Why Heat Waves Amplified by Climate Change Are a Big Problem for Baby Birds
August 13, 2021 — The extreme heat wave earlier this summer was a disaster for nestlings in the Pacific Northwest. With climate change, these intense hot spells will become more frequent, ultimately threatening bird populations.
Despite a Pledge to Ban It, Oil and Gas Permitting Is Up Under Biden
August 12, 2021 — Legal and political realities seem to have tempered the administration’s ambitions for ending fossil fuel extraction on federal lands.