Plus, a conservation win for some adorable Piping Plovers.
National Audubon Society
Newsletter | August 2017
Burrowing Owls.
Burrowing Owls.
Eleven Eye-Opening Photos of Birds Just Living Their Lives
Bird do some pretty remarkable things when they think no one is watching. Luckily, many of the entries into this year’s Audubon Photography Awards captured candid moments, giving us a glimpse into the intriguing behaviors of birds. Read more
A shorebird smorgasbord, including Western Sandpipers, Dunlin, and Short-billed Dowitchers.
Shorebirds 101: What to Look for When You Hit the Water
For many birders, identifying shorebirds can be overwhelming. With so many different species, we suggest starting with the staple groups. Here are four categories to help make learning shorebirds more manageable (and enjoyable).
A shorebird smorgasbord, including Western Sandpipers, Dunlin, and Short-billed Dowitchers.
A partial solar eclipse frames a pigeon.
How Weird Will Wildlife Get During the 2017 Solar Eclipse?
Total solar eclipses are rare, so we don’t know how nature will react to the sudden darkness. To gather more clues and hopefully reduce some of the mystery, community-science projects are calling on observers to report their eclipse encounters with animals and plants. Want to help? Here are two of the most bird-centric ones.
A partial solar eclipse frames a pigeon.
Audubon in Action
A Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife biologist, bands one of the Piping Plover chicks at Gull Point
Success! Piping Plovers Nested in Pennsylvania for the First Time in 60 Years
Some great news from the field: for the first time since the 1950s, Piping Plovers have nested in Pennsylvania. Not one, but two nests are the result of years of conservation work along the shores of Lake Erie by Audubon Pennsylvania and its partners.  Read more
A Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife biologist, bands one of the Piping Plover chicks at Gull Point
Pacific Brant
Save Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska's Globally Important Wetlands Habitat
The Teshekpuk Lake wetlands, found within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, is one of the world’s most important Arctic wetlands and home to hundreds of thousands of shorebirds, nesting loons, and molting geese. Help us keep these protected areas safe from oil development.  Act Now
Pacific Brant.
Another Way to Help
Help Birds Through AmazonSmile
You can now support bird conservation whenever you shop on Amazon. By opting in to the National Audubon Society’s AmazonSmile program, 0.5% of each of your purchases will be donated to the National Audubon Society’s conservation efforts—at no cost to you!
Pine Warbler.
Photos from top: Judy Lynn Malloch/Audubon Photography Awards, Mark O'Connell/Shutterstock, Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images, Tracy A. Graziano/Pennsylvania Game Commission, Nathan Graff/USFWS, Carmen Elia/Audubon Photography Awards
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