Top 5 Tips for Finding Birds Nesting Near You
Mourning Doves on a nest under a building overhang in Arizona. Photo by Michael Sadat / Macaulay Library. Originally published…
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Choosing a Plan to Save the Greater Sage-Grouse
When you think of the wild, windswept landscapes of the Western United States, which special place comes to mind? Most…
Research: Protect Half the Planet, Get Nearly All of Nature’s Rewards
New research shows which areas are most important for biodiversity and for nature’s contributions to people (blue)—and which are most…
Conservation and Climate Provisions Prioritized in Biden Administration’s Annual Budget Request
The Biden Administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget request to Congress featured a clear focus on conserving our natural resources and…
NestWatch | Dealing with Predators
What to do about Predators Although nest boxes provide nesting opportunities for many native birds, they also…
It’s Nesting Season: Don’t Forget to Share the Shore with Coastal Birds
As the weather warms up, many of us will be visiting the beach this summer. We’re not the only ones…
Gallery: An Azure Guard of Blue Jays
Artwork by Jake Messing; Text by Marc Devokaitis April 1, 2024 By Jake Messing. From the Spring 2024 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe…
What Do Birds Sound Like During an Eclipse? In 1963, We Found Out
Darkness in the afternoon: Peter Paul Kellogg prepares his recording equipment as the 1963 solar eclipse approaches. Updated in March…
A Future for Birds and People in the Colorado River Basin
Audubon has joined partner conservation organizations to propose “Cooperative Conservation” as an alternative for the federal Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)…
Birdword: An Illustrated Guide to Some Tongue-Twisting Ornithological Terms
Birdword is a recurring feature in Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. They’re sometimes called technical terms, eight-dollar-words, jargon, or just…