Birds

Birds
Drones Help Track Nests

Researchers use robots to survey and conserve breeding water birds.

By Justine E. Hausheer
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The Willow Ptarmigan's Silly Sounds

It's hard not to smile when you hear this bird.

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Umbrella Species: Greater Sage Grouse

Protecting the West's sagebrush landscape goes beyond the greater sage-grouse. 

By the Audubon Editors
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Audubon View

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

By David Yarnold
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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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One Man Sets Out to Make El Salvador a Birding Destination

One overlooked Central American country could draw birders with the help of an avian crusader.
By Rachel Nuwer
Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine
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Audubon Magazine

Controlling Pests With Birds

Birds provide valuable ecosystem services, defending crops, such as grapes and coffee, from insects.
By Michele Wilson Berger
Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine
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Audubon Magazine

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
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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
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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
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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
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