Interesting thinky opinion piece in today’s New York Times about the mesmerizing habit of birdwatching, and what truths are revealed when one taps into the rhythm of avifauna: We can’t escape trying to see the future through birds. Too many canaries were deployed to detect gas leaks in coal mines, too many ravens launched from [...]

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Audubon is going big on hummingbirds this spring, and we want you to get involved. Download our free Hummingbirds @ Home app and start looking for the birds where you live. You can also record sightings directly through the website. You’ll have a great time, and help the birds at the same time. (photo by [...]

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Of all the articles in the recent Audubon Magazine devoted to the concept of Birds Matter, this is our favorite. According to writer Scott Weidensaul, it’s all very nice to say that birds are good environmental indicators and that birding is good economics and all that, but the better reason is just this: Even the [...]

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Great article in the Los Angeles Times today from Jessica Garrison about how Debs Park is a unique bit of nature amid urban L.A. She notes the important role of the Audubon Center at Debs Park in connecting Angelenos to nature: Then, in 2001, Hernandez and his successor, Councilman Ed Reyes, worked with the Audubon Society [...]

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Following a long series of accidents, near-misses and reversals in Shell Oil’s attempts to drill in the icy Arctic environment, CEOs from several conservation groups, including the National Audubon Society, this week called on Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to suspect offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. Other groups that signed [...]

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If it wasn’t clear already, the holiday grounding of Shell’s oil platform in the middle of critical, pristine habitat illustrates that the oil firm is not capable of safely drilling in harsh Arctic conditions. Audubon is asking everyone to send a letter to President Obama and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Take a few [...]

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Courtesy Alison Sheehey, while taking part in the Tejon Ranch Audubon Christmas Bird Count a couple days ago. Share on Facebook

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* This post was updated Dec. 19 to reflect breaking news from Alaska. Secretary of the Interior Salazar today announced a comprehensive plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Teshekpuk Lake which will protect critical bird habitat for birds and other wildlife. These are protections that Audubon has fought to win for years. The NPR-A [...]

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One of the big questions coming out of Hurricane Sandy was “What happens to the birds?” Well, certainly, big storms like Sandy take their toll on wild bird populations, but an amazing number emerge unscathed from big weather. A story in today’s New York Times analyzes how this is possible, and draws the conclusion that [...]

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Earlier this week, Hurricane Sandy caused unprecedented devastation across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. Several Audubon Centers—including the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center in Long Island, the Audubon Center in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove in Pennsylvania—suffered damage from flooding and downed trees. You can help Audubon safeguard critical [...]

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Ten years ago today, something historic happened. On that day, people gathered in Debs Park, Los Angeles’ fourth largest park, to plant a coast live oak — a ceremonial first step in the construction of the Audubon Center at Debs Park. School children, elected officials, and other supporters were all on hand to celebrate the [...]

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Audubon chapters up and down the West Coast are partnering with state and federal agencies to protect the Threatened Western Snowy Plover. As you can see in the video below, it’s an amazing bird: Share on Facebook

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Audubon President David Yarnold today describes the extensive dangers of drilling in the arctic in a Politico opinion piece: The oil companies are complaining about the financial burdens of taking on the risk of drilling in this hostile, unpredictable environment with icebergs the size of major towns. But the greatest risks can’t be measured in [...]

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