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11 Native Shrubs to Make Your Yard a Wonderland for Birds

5 hours 41 min ago
Sure, trees and flowers are great, but tucked between them is another plant just as crucial for birds and worthy of your yard space: The humble and life-giving shrub.But what exactly is a shrub...
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Notes from the World Seabird Conference

7 hours 16 min ago
Just before I left for Tasmania, I watched Short-tailed Shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) passing Washington's coast, headed the same direction I was about to go. Around 18 million of these...
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We’re Getting Better at Surveying Seabirds

7 hours 37 min ago
Anna Vallery, Coastal Program Manager for Audubon Washington, has long been interested in improving methods used for monitoring seabird and waterbird colonies. She is excited to keep pushing this...
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From the Mountains to the Coast: Communities Exchange Birdwatching Tourism Experiences in Oaxaca, Mexico

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 14:58
Birds connect territories. They can also connect the people who live in them, their knowledge, and the different ways of building opportunities through conservation.With that idea in mind, members of...
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Can Teshekpuk Lake, a Vital Arctic Refuge, Be Saved? Gerrit Vyn Hopes His Images Will Help

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 13:32
In recent years, conservation photographer Gerrit Vyn has ventured repeatedly to a place most people have never heard of, much less visited: Teshekpuk Lake. Flat, buggy, and remote, this wetland...
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Act 181 and Criterion 8C: A New Mechanism to Maintain Forests and Habitat

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 13:23
Vermont’s forests are the crown jewel of our landscape: they define the state and support healthy communities, robust and diverse ecosystems, and the economic vitality of the state. Healthy forests...
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How Women Hunters Are Reviving a Fading Tradition—and a Vital Conservation Tool

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 12:26
This isn’t your typical girls’ weekend.  Not that you can tell from the accommodations—a charming farmhouse in Montana’s picturesque Bitterroot Valley—or the wine bottles on the kitchen...
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Using Your Audubon and Audubon Florida Naturalist Magazines to Make Art

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 11:23
What do you do when the Audubon or Audubon Florida's Naturalist magazines come to your door? Read them cover to cover of course! And since we know you want to remember them into the future, we come...
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The Fight Over Toxic Mining Returns to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 11:14
When Jason Zabokrtsky first paddled Minnesota’s Boundary Waters in 1997, he was stunned by a vast wilderness. “It was powerful to see that there were still places like this in the world,” says...
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How One Vermont Forester Brought a 175-Acre Woodland Back to Life

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 11:01
A black bear visited Ethan Tapper’s orchard in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains this spring. It grabbed a young pear tree, bit down, and ripped the trunk in half. Days after Tapper cut...
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So Many Birds, So Little Time (or Bands)

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 09:29
The morning began just before sunrise with competing Great Horned Owls calling back and forth across Oliver Reservoir in the far southwest of the Nebraska panhandle. It was the first chilly fall-like...
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The 2026 Audubon Photography Awards: The Top 100

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 06:00
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Art and Science Exhibition Showcases Bird Extinction and Resilience

Tue, 09/22/2026 - 11:37
Step into the STEAM  2026 exhibition at the Pensacola Art Museum, and you step into Pippin Frisbie-Calder’s bird world: “Extinct, Threatened, Restored.”23966Spread across three walls of the...
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Who Will Shape the Next Decade of Conservation in Texas?

Tue, 09/22/2026 - 09:16
For the past three years, I’ve helped lead Audubon’s Texas Women in Conservation program, working with colleagues and honorees to recognize women who have made significant contributions to...
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Southwest Native Plants Can Bring Magic to Your Balcony or Patio 

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 16:37
Plants are a beautiful way to connect to our environment while supporting birds, pollinators, and other wildlife. When your outdoor space is limited to a small patio or balcony, it can...
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Ask Kenn: Can I See More Birds By Wearing Camouflage?

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 13:17
Who's Kenn? Simply put, Kenn is a national treasure. A renowned birder, author, and conservationist, Kenn Kaufman has spent his life dedicated to observing birds, reading about birds, writing...
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At Conservation Burial Grounds, People and Birds Find a Shared Sanctuary

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 13:11
Just west of the Houston metropolis, the Katy Prairie Preserve hosts more than 300 native bird species. Among the 20,000 acres of Texas grassland, wetland, and working land is an unusual site, called...
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Despite Recent Rainfall, Drought Conditions Continue at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:16
It is mid-September, and with rain falling nearly every day in Southwest Florida, it may be difficult for many people to believe that we can still be in a drought, but Audubon’s long-term data from...
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Visit These 4 Ports for Exceptional Pelagic Birding

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 11:55
If you're ready to dip your toe into the thrilling world of pelagic birding, consider these four outings around the country, from the classic to the underappreciated.Bar Harbor, Maine23888On the East...
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A Beginner's Guide to Pelagic Birding (and Why It's Worth the Seasickness)

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 11:49
Sooner or later, most birders feel it: the tug of the horizon. It might start with a page in a field guide unmarked by your typical observation notes. It may be a tempting eBird report filled with...
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