Audubon Magazine

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Bird From Home

Under Pressure • Especially when the odds seem stacked, steadfast action—and trust in science—offers us the best chance at beating them.

Revealing the Past to Create the Future • As Audubon deepens its commitment to antiracism, we owe members and others a full accounting and reckoning with John James Audubon himself.

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INBOX

A Historic Moment • To become truly inclusive, the birding and conservation communities are examining how race and racism shape their identities, even now.

Sound and Fury • Environmental rollbacks have been a hallmark of the Trump presidency, but are they built to last?

Reserving Judgment • Courts may decide the fate of some of the administration’s major environmental reversals.

Hey, Stranger • Studying the movements of a common songbird could provide early warnings of threats to other birds—and humans.

A Tree Grows in Los Angeles • The city has a sprawling green canopy, but it’s not equally distributed. One woman is charged with changing that.

Branching Out • Los Angeles takes inspiration from several cities as it updates its urban forestry plan.

TRIAL BY FIRE • Critically endangered Regent Honeyeaters narrowly escaped Australia’s record-smashing bushfires last year. Efforts to help them survive could support other woodland birds facing an epic struggle as the climate heats up.

Super Spreaders • Wild birds have long carried flu viruses—and thus the potential to trip a pandemic. A world altered by humans raises the odds. By keeping a watchful eye, scientists hope to identify the next contagion before it has a chance to spread.

SANCTUARIES UNDER STRAIN • A special Audubon report on the state of America’s National Wildlife Refuges

This Bird SURVIVED Because She NEVER QUIT • Jan Hamber defied the norms of her time, helped save the California Condor, and at age 90 is still blazing a trail for other women scientists.

BIRDING • Sparrows are a puzzle that’s worth mastering, and there’s no better time than fall to do it.

TRAVEL • Birds are on the move. In these times, planning is key to seeking them out safely.

PHOTOGRAPHY • Teach a child to see wildlife through a new lens.

THE ILLUSTRATED AVIARY • Reimagining John James Audubon’s “Birds of America”