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Protecting waterbird populations has been part of Audubon’s mission even before the official establishment of the National Audubon Society. Outrage over the slaughter of millions of waterbirds, particularly egrets and other waders, for the millinery trade led to the foundation, by Harriet Hemenway and Mina Hall, of the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1896. By 1898, state-level Audubon Societies had been established in Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, Illinois, Maine, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Minnesota, Texas, and California. In 1900, Audubon member Frank M. Chapman launched the first Christmas Bird Count – Audubon’s all-volunteer holiday census of early-winter bird populations – as an alternative to the traditional Christmas “Side Hunt,” in which hunters competed to kill as many birds (and mammals) as possible. Source

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Advocating for Birds and Working Lands in a Conservation-Forward Farm Bill

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By Ari Perlmutter
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In late June, a group of farmers and ranchers—many enrolled in the National Audubon Society’s Conservation Ranching program—joined Audubon staff and field experts in Washington, DC, to advocate for a conservation-forward Farm Bill.
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Inspiring Campers with Science and Summer Fun!

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By Meghan A. Baker
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Southwest News Randall Davey 2026 Summer Camp at the Randall Davey Audubon Center Educator and camper identify macro-invertebrates at the river. By Meghan Baker Senior Education Coordinator, Randall Davey Audubon Center This article is from Audubon Southwest . Find Audubon near you here. A symphony of pealing laughter, buzzing bugs, and rumbling thunder, marked the start of Summer Camp at the Randall Davey Audubon Center.
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Chapters’ Corner, Summer 2026

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By Cathy Wise
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Southwest News Audubon Chapters News from local chapters in New Mexico and Arizona Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo. By Cathy Wise Senior Manager for Community Building, Audubon Southwest This article is from Audubon Southwest . Find Audubon near you here. Twelve independent chapters operate within the Audubon Southwest region. Consider joining a chapter near you to participate in bird-related events near you and engage on local issues.
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Escucha Aves: AI for Conservation and Communities

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By Audubon Americas
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With 193 recorders distributed across nine sites in Colombia, Escucha Aves launched the implementation of its AI-powered acoustic monitoring network led by local communities. Soon, it will take flight to Peru and Bolivia. During the first weekend of May, a major deployment of 193 acoustic monitoring recorders belonging to the Escucha Aves project took place across nine locations in Colombia. In Puerres, Nariño, high in the Zonquer páramo, 19 recorders were deployed.
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Audubon’s New Report Meets the Urgency of the Moment at Great Salt Lake

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By Emily Hamel
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The Great Salt Lake Birds and Habitat Assessment offers finding to guide coordinated efforts to save this vital ecosystem. American Avocet at Great Salt Lake By Emily Hamel Ecologist, Saline Lakes Program After reaching a record low in 2022, effective management and above-average snowpack helped raise and sustain Great Salt Lake water levels. Unfortunately, in 2026, drought and below-average snowpack are again threatening a return to historic lows.
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Water Quality Protections Advance in New Mexico

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By Judy Calman
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Southwest News Western Water Audubon Southwest testified in favor of protecting ephemeral streams, playas, and wetlands—emphasizing their importance for birds and other wildlife. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. By Judy Calman New Mexico Policy Director, Audubon Southwest This article is from Audubon Southwest . Find Audubon near you here.
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Ode to the Yellow-breasted Chat

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By Cathy Wise
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Hiking through mud, thick and slippery, puts a damper on anyone’s enthusiasm. Such was the case for my intern and me on a humid summer morning, making our way to our first Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo survey point. Slogging silently and grumpily down a soggy riverbed, my intern suddenly brightens, as if lit from within, and practically shouts and points hopefully “is that a cuckoo?” No, I reply, it is a Yellow-breasted Chat.
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Summer Wildflowers

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By Kevin Poague
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Butterfly Milkweed This article is from Audubon Great Plains . Find Audubon near you here. After a very dry winter and early spring, the rains have returned and they have coaxed a great variety of wildflowers out of the prairie earth.
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Adding to knowledge of life on the prairie with iNaturalist and other apps

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By JoAnne Young
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Great Plains News Spring Creek Prairie By JoAnne Young Bobolink We look out over the land and describe it as “prairie.” And that’s enough for a lot of people who enjoy Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center. The prairie is a mass of green in the spring and summer, golden tall grass in the fall, with rolling hillsides, wetland, birdsong, the occasional deer or frogs, turtles or bushy-tailed foxes. That’s the wide angle. What about a closer look? What are the birds attached to that birdsong?
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When is the best time to view the cranes?

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By Amanda Hegg
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Here are some guidelines to consider as you plan your visit: All Season Crane viewing experiences vary over the course of the season, with unique benefits to early, mid, and late season viewing. We want visitors to be able to see cranes!  Our tours coincide with the dates when we have 30,000 cranes or more on our stretch of the river (data based on 5-year average, data courtesy of the Crane Trust). This typically means excellent viewing regardless of your visit timing.
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