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Shedding Light on Whip-poor-wills

Mixed Emotions • Giving birds the best chance requires dedication—and a dose of resilience.

We Go Where Birds Go • Colombia is a major biodiversity hotspot in the Americas, and the successful work we do there can serve as a model for effective conservation across the Western Hemisphere.

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A Reset for Public Lands • The agency responsible for one-tenth of the country’s terrain aims to make healthy habitat a bigger priority.

Hot Spots • Petrels breed, migrate, and winter across the world’s oceans. A new study of thousands of tracked birds pinpoints which of 77 petrel species are most at risk from global plastic pollution—and where.

Treaty Talk

Safe Passage • Projects that help wildlife navigate highways pick up speed.

Street Smarts • Corvids co-opt humans’ best efforts to keep birds away from buildings.

Desert Deliverance • Can saguaro cacti planted today survive the next century of extreme wildfire and drought? Tucson Audubon aims to find out.

Special Delivery • Although they can’t stop an unprecedented avian flu outbreak from ravaging the world’s wild birds, biologists are doing everything in their power to protect a treasured endangered species.

THE FIRE STARTERS • In the Southeast, the fates of longleaf pines and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are inextricably tied. To save both, we must remember how to embrace fire.

social dilemma • The rise of celebrity birds in New York Cityillustrates social media’s power to get people excited about birding. But like many a story of fame taken too far, the phenomenon is also a cautionary tale.

DIGITAL EFFECTS • You can use social media to spread the joy of birds while also ensuring their safety and well-being. Here’s how.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE • A year and a half into the war in Ukraine, the devastating toll on nature is clear—as is the will of people to protect the nation’s lands, waters, and wildlife.

Eat Like a Bird! • Dig into foraging with edible-plant expert and influencer Alexis Nikole Nelson.

Nelson’s Acorn Pancakes • Abundant and widespread, acorns, when ground, produce a rich, nutty substitute for all-purpose flour. Processing them takes time, but Nelson suggests making it a party. “I think we forget,” she says, “that this work used to be done in community.” Grab your pals, harvest some acorns from whatever types of oaks grow near you, and reward yourself with these tasty flapjacks.

The Other Sandhill Season • Spring may squeeze more birds into a single area, but autumn offers a cornucopia of crane-viewing options.

Versatile Volunteers • Master Naturalists apply their skills in a variety of ways to make their communities more bird-friendly.

Natural Leaders • Want to better understand local ecosystems and pitch in to protect them? Master Naturalist training might be just the ticket.

Happy Travels • Use the Bird Migration Explorer to learn about the journeys of different species—then write a postcard from a place one has visited.

A Binocular Guide for Growing Birders • A good pair of bins can wow kids, helping them to delight in birding. Here are five picks that make the grade.

THE AVIARY • Where birds inspire art, awe, and action I’LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET THERE BY KIRSTEN FURLONG