One Team's Mission to Recover the Indigenous Names of Ontario’s Birds
May 21, 2024 —
In the Anishinaabemowin language, bird names are embedded with traditional knowledge. An ongoing project is trying to document as many as possible before they are lost.
Surging Deer Populations Are a Crisis for Eastern Forests
May 21, 2024 —
Important habitats for many bird species ‘are in imminent danger of collapse,’ one expert warns, and the federal government may need to step in.
The East Has Its Own Golden Eagles, and Advocates Say They Need Help
May 16, 2024 —
Though apparently stable, the eastern population faces evolving threats, experts say. One group is asking the federal government to list the birds as threatened.
Heavy Downpours Are a Growing Threat to Common Loons
May 15, 2024 —
Last summer’s record rainfall flooded nests across the Northeast, an increasingly common hazard that is hampering loon reproduction. Protecting healthy habitat and providing artificial nest rafts can help, researchers say.
A Tour of 125 Years of History Through the Bird Lens
May 14, 2024 —
Since its founding in 1899, ‘Audubon’ magazine’s coverage responded to wars, economic crises, innovations, novel threats, and much more.
Researchers Sound the Alarm Over the Chesapeake Bay’s Ospreys
May 13, 2024 —
In the world’s largest population of the fish-eating raptors, reproductive rates have fallen below DDT-era lows. Scientists say overfishing by one company is to blame.
‘The Birds That Audubon Missed' Provides New Insights Into the Age of Avian Discovery in America
May 09, 2024 —
In his latest book, bird expert Kenn Kaufman focuses on the species that evaded John James Audubon and his peers to explore an exhilarating yet knotty era in ornithology. Read on to learn more about the book and for a Q&A with the author.