• Our New(ish) Blog Post Series

    Updated: 2024-08-30 07:53:49
    Home Contact About Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birds Reviews Trips From the Archives Privacy Policy Home Contact About Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birds Reviews Trips From the Archives Privacy Policy Bird Guides Birding Blogging Lists Our New(ish Blog Post Series August 30, 2024 by Editor No Comments Our two new blog post series are now one month old , with five posts published . each For our series on Birder’s Lists , we already have lists on Favorite Ontario Birds Favorite Bird Nests Favorite Side Quests while Birding Balkan Top Ten Birds Least Favorite Aspects of Birding Surely you will want to read one or all of them If instead , you want to on a birding trip , maybe our series on bird guides is more relevant . We already have profiles on bird guides from China Colombia

  • Revised Plan Provides a Framework to Balance Solar Development and Conservation on Public Lands

    Updated: 2024-08-29 21:15:26
    Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the latest version of the Western Solar Plan, which will determine where and how utility-scale PV solar is sited and permitted on public lands...

  • My 10 Favourite Ontario Birds

    Updated: 2024-08-29 11:00:00
    Home Contact About Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birds Reviews Trips From the Archives Privacy Policy Home Contact About Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birds Reviews Trips From the Archives Privacy Policy Birding Lists My 10 Favourite Ontario Birds August 29, 2024 by Leslie Kinrys 1 Comment Spring in Ontario , Canada , is the time for colour and I love colourful things . The following  male birds dazzle , as they strut their stuff for the . females 1. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nothing is more stunning than the ruby flashes from the male†s gorget . We believe he†s showing off for us , when really he†s doing it to deter rivals and attract . females 2. Northern Cardinal The male†s red colour brightens winter days . Also , males start to sing here in mid-February , which adds

  • How Audubon on Campus Faculty Advisors Support Student Leaders

    Updated: 2024-08-29 00:02:28
    To make an impact in the world you need a village. Sometimes the village consists of family and friends, while at the National Audubon Society’s Audubon on Campus program it includes faculty...

  • Q&A: How Jeff Acopian Invented BirdSavers and Made Windows Safer for Birds

    Updated: 2024-08-27 13:26:22
    The inventor of the popular "zen curtains" tells how his father came up with the idea for eliminating window collisions, and why he encourages people to make their own.

  • Bird Guides of the World: Jacques Habimana, Rwanda

    Updated: 2024-08-27 11:15:53
    : , Home Contact About Bird Guides Birder's Lists Birding Birds Reviews Trips From the Archives Privacy Policy Home Contact About Bird Guides Birder’s Lists Birding Birds Reviews Trips From the Archives Privacy Policy Bird Guides Bird Guides of the World : Jacques Habimana , Rwanda August 27, 2024 by Editor 3 Comments What is your favorite bird species My favorite bird species is the Great Blue Turaco What is your name , and where do you live My name is HABIMANA Jacques , from . Rwanda What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide I’m based in Nyungwe National Park and am a bird guide there and at Akagera National Park , Lake Kivu , Rugezi Swamp , and . Kigali How long have you been a bird guide I’ve been guiding for 3 . years How did you get into bird guiding I learned

  • A New Study Reveals Migration Isn’t a Solo Affair—It’s the Social Event of the Season

    Updated: 2024-08-27 03:15:00
    For songbirds, migration is the most difficult time of year. As they pass through thousands of miles of varied terrain, migrants must navigate a host of threats while urgently searching for habitat...

  • Monitoring Snowy Plovers at Great Salt Lake

    Updated: 2024-08-26 20:47:59
    As the sun rises over the expanse of Great Salt Lake, its first light casts a golden hue across the endless playa, creating a surreal and serene landscape. The air is crisp, filled with the subtle...

  • Educating to Protect: Audubon Americas and the Exhibition on Panama’s Mangroves

    Updated: 2024-08-23 09:08:14
    13922 Mangroves, those dense and enigmatic forests found at the boundary between land and sea, play a crucial role in the fight against climate change. Through photosynthesis, these plants capture...

  • How to Keep Nest Boxes From Turning Lethal in Extreme Heat

    Updated: 2024-08-22 23:19:05
    In July 2023, biologist Felicia Wang was conducting surveys on nesting Tree Swallows in a nature preserve outside of Woodland, California. Under the warm morning sun, she approached a nest box on the...

  • How to Choose the Right Kind of Bird Feeder

    Updated: 2024-08-22 08:12:00
    Originally published April 2009; most recent update August 2024. Putting up bird feeders in a yard or outdoor space is a great first step to brightening up the view from... Read more »

  • Why Do Hummingbirds Fight So Much?

    Updated: 2024-08-21 20:48:21
    Anyone who has carefully observed a hummingbird flitting about a nectar feeder or a patch of flowers has likely seen it happen. One moment, the graceful aerialist is darting between bright blossoms...

  • One of the World's Largest Remaining Intact Watersheds Needs Your Help

    Updated: 2024-08-20 23:22:55
    The Sayisi Dene First Nation, Northlands Dene Nation, Barren Lands First Nation, and O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation—together as the Seal River Watershed Alliance—are leading the way to permanently...

  • Increased Water Flows and Control Bring Benefits to Great Salt Lake and Wetlands

    Updated: 2024-08-20 22:00:15
    This blog was originally posted on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust website on August 6, 2024. The Trust is co-managed by National Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy. As...

  • At Events Like Ours: Five Years of Black Birders Week [Essay]

    Updated: 2024-08-20 21:04:19
    As the popular event reaches its fifth year, the movement has enjoyed growing acceptance. But some progress remains slow.

  • How to Clean Your Bird Feeder

    Updated: 2024-08-20 20:26:00
    Cleaning your bird feeders regularly helps keep your backyard birds healthy. Cleaning seed feeders Moldy or decomposing seeds and hulls that accumulate on feeder trays can make birds sick. Bird... Read more »

  • Water Conservation Proving Successful as Colorado River Water Users Avoid Crisis Again

    Updated: 2024-08-16 08:27:14
    Today, as it does every August, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) released data used to determine Colorado River operating conditions for the following year. Thanks to persistent...

  • Senator Blumenthal Announces Wetlands Restoration Funding for Hammonasset Beach State Park

    Updated: 2024-08-14 22:42:04
    MADISON, CT (8/14/2024)—On Thursday, August 15, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will be joined by Audubon Connecticut (the state office of the National Audubon Society), the National Oceanic and...

  • Window Strikes Are Even Deadlier for Birds Than We Thought

    Updated: 2024-08-14 21:40:22
    Dustin Partridge is all too familiar with the “thunk” of a bird hitting a window. Working in New York City as director of conservation and science for NYC Bird Alliance, he’s surrounded by a...

  • Audubon Spotlight: Hannah Partridge Helps Chapters, from the Campus to the Country

    Updated: 2024-08-13 20:17:00
    Hannah Partridge’s interest in conservation began when her parents gifted her a microscope for her 16th birthday. With the microscope she felt intrigued to discover more about wildlife and their...

  • Avian Influenza Outbreak: Should You Take Down Your Bird Feeders?

    Updated: 2024-08-13 13:05:00
    Originally published April 2022. Updated August 2024 to reflect further developments in the outbreak. Many people are concerned about the outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, that began in... Read more »

  • Tawich in the City

    Updated: 2024-08-13 00:02:16
    Tawich* has been a hidden gem until now. This one-night-only event will connect your heart, soul, and mind to Canada's great inland sea and its incredible people! You will see astonishing...

  • Grazing the Bar: Audubon Awarded $2.5 Million Conservation Innovation Grant from USDA

    Updated: 2024-08-09 04:11:03
    New York, NY (August 8, 2024) — The National Audubon Society is proud to announce the organization is a recipient of a $2.5 million Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) from the U.S. Department of...

  • These 5 Birds Are All Winners in the Migration Games

    Updated: 2024-08-08 20:42:18
    From the tiniest hummingbird to the largest albatross, migratory birds are masters of endurance. Much like the world's greatest athletes currently competing in the Olympics, thousands of bird species...

  • Photo Gallery: Meet The “Cosmopolitan” Birds That Occur All Over the World

    Updated: 2024-08-08 18:43:08
    Our planet has a bounty of birds—more than 11,000 species in all. But on a global scale, most have relatively small ranges. And only a few dozen species can be... Read more »

  • Reflections on Aspen Summer of Birds

    Updated: 2024-08-08 01:00:00
    On a sunny morning in late July, Carbondale community members arrived for a bird walk at Coffman Ranch, a 141-acre gem in Colorado with lush mountain views and teeming with birds. The property was...

  • Lumping Redpolls and Splitting Seabirds: This Year's Updates to North American Bird Names

    Updated: 2024-08-07 19:59:05
    Since 1886, a committee of the American Ornithologists’ Union—now called American Ornithological Society, or AOS—has been responsible for keeping the official, standardized list of North...

  • Grazing Gone Wild: Hoskin Family Farm Earns Audubon Bird-Friendly Certification

    Updated: 2024-08-06 23:48:55
    Pingree, N.D. (August 6, 2024) — The National Audubon Society proudly announces that the Hoskin Family Farm in east-central North Dakota is the state's newest Audubon Certified bird-friendly...

  • Celebrating the 1,000th Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Released in the Everglades

    Updated: 2024-08-06 23:17:50
    Over the past two decades, the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) population has plummeted from more than 1,000 birds in the wild to less than 100, making it the most...

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