David J. Ringer

Chief Network Officer

David Jeffrey Ringer is a birder, a naturalist, and a writer. He is a co-founder of Green Jay Strategies and before that, he worked at Audubon for nearly twelve years. He was Audubon's front-line PR manager on the Gulf Coast during the 2010 BP oil disaster and led communications for the RESTORE Act campaign. He then served as Audubon's national communications director, and then chief network and communications officer, leading Audubon's communications, chapter relations, and Bird-Friendly Communities work, and founding Audubon on Campus.

Articles by David J. Ringer

Pelicans, spoonbills, and herons nest on Cat Island, where oil washed ashore in May 2010. The spill sped the land’s ongoing erosion; today it’s underwater. Daniel Beltrá
Ten Years Later: Reflections on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
April 13, 2020 — Audubon magazine asked four writers to contemplate what has and hasn't changed in the aftermath of the Gulf catastrophe.
Scenes From the Texas Coast, Where Nesting Birds Abound
April 20, 2018 — Eight years after the BP oil spill, the bird-rich islands and shores of Texas's Galveston Bay are a testament to nature's ability to recover—with our help.
News
How One Audubon Chapter Found Its Fountain Of Youth
March 30, 2016 — The song of a Carolina Wren makes this homecoming in the Ozarks all the sweeter.
Stopovers
Mr. Ringer Goes To Washington
March 25, 2016 — With D.C. Audubon, there's birding, conservation, and of course, Bald Eagles galore.
Stopovers
Christmas Bird Counting on Grand Isle, Louisiana
December 23, 2011
One day on the beach: Audubon Coastal Bird Survey comes to Louisiana
August 18, 2011
Audubon Oil Spill Response Team Update: Oil is going but isn't gone
August 24, 2010
Audubon Oil Spill Response Team Update: Volunteers give Least Terns a chance
July 26, 2010
Audubon Oil Spill Response Team Update #8: A Sanderling dies
June 02, 2010
Audubon Oil Spill Reponse Team Update #7: What oiled birds look like
May 25, 2010