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Audubon View

Audubon launches a new effort to save the Southwest's rivers.

By David Yarnold

Birds

Roseate Spoonbills Send Warning Signs About the Florida Everglades

A bizarre bird is sending warning signs about the state of the Everglades.

By Rene Ebersole/Photography by John Huba

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What Happens When Seabirds Drink Saltwater?

From albatrosses to penguins, marine birds have built-in desalination systems.

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Saving Species on the Brink

Three success stories show just how far we’ll go to protect birds from extinction.

By Ted Williams

Birds

Why Do We Never See Baby Pigeons?

They do exist, but you have to know where to look.

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Audubon Priority Bird: American Oystercatcher

The aptly named shorebird uses its bright bill to dine on shellfish.

By The Audubon Editors

When Punk Rock, Tattoos, and Birding Collide

Paul Riss is shattering the mold, proving that birdwatchers can come in all styles.

By Michele Wilson Berger

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Parrot Conservation Changes a Catholic Tradition

Fifteen years ago the yellow-eared parrot was presumed extinct. Its rediscovery in Colombia forced the Catholic Church to abandon an age-old tradition, and brought about one of the most amazing comebacks in the Americas.

By Susan McGrath/Photography by Pablo Corral Vega

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Earth's Great Symphony

Award-winning saxophonist Paul Winter turns a fascination with bird migration and the natural world into music about flyways.

By Michele Wilson Berger

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

How Has Fukushima's Nuclear Disaster Affected the Environment?

A year after Japan’s nuclear meltdown, scientists are investigating the effects of radiation exposure on birds, other wildlife, and plants.

By Jane Braxton Little

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Unlocking Migration's Secrets

For centuries the study of bird migration has been riddled with mystery and unanswered questions: Where do birds go in winter? How far do they fly? Can they navigate a hurricane? Scientists are tapping new technologies to find the answers, and transforming everything we know—or think we know—about birds.

By Scott Weidensaul/Photography by Joel Sartore

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine