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    Double Take
    LOVE THEM OR NOT (YET!), EVERY one knows crows. But in the eastern United States, particularly near the coast, think twice before adding to your checklist. Two crow species call the region home, and telling them apart is exceptionally tricky. Enter t
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    Audubon Magazine
    George S. Golumbeski Chair of the Board Kathryn D. Sullivan Vice-Chair Victor L. Hymes Treasurer Susan Orr Secretary Anne Beckett Susan Bell Rodney L. Brown, Jr. Shelly Cihan Johanna Fuentes Elizabeth Gray Kevin R. Harris Jessica Hellmann Steffanie M
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    The Long View
    AS WE WERE PREPARING THIS issue, we asked Christmas Bird Count participants for their favorite memories from the annual community science effort. Our inbox soon flooded with birds. There was the “duck-nado,” thousands of waterfowl strong. Barred Owls
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    The Road Ahead
    AS PRESIDENT TRUMP RETURNS to office, we are reminded that while political outcomes shift, Audubon’s mission to protect birds and the places they need does not. Whether in the United States or across the hemisphere, our commitment to our mission is u
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    Eye for Detail
    RATHER STAY snug indoors? Spend the day perusing photos you’ve already taken for metal or brightly colored plastic rings around a bird’s ankle or neck. Easiest to spot on large species, these bands are a low-tech yet effective way to track a bird’s m
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    The Green Gap
    ON A CLOUDY SEPTEMBER morning in Prospect Park, a massive swath of greenery amid Brooklyn’s concrete sprawl, the fall migrants are flying fast and furious. A group of birders spin excitedly in a clearing, calling out as new species appear. “What a ho
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    Winter Rewards
    THE PICKINGS CAN GET SLIM for birds in winter, when most insects vanish and greenery withers. But many native plants boast fruits that appear or persist when they are most needed. Grow them yourself, and you can support birds while enjoying their pre
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    Meet the Neighbors
    Head out for corvids and conifers, or stay in to dream big for the new year. AS THE WINTER CHILL SETS IN, AMERICAN Crows start congregating. A crowd of corvids can seem intimidating, even ominous. And for those who live close to a roost, the birds ca
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    Inbox
    Down an unmarked road in Maryland’s Patuxent Research Refuge sits a government research facility once used for breeding Whooping Cranes. Here, at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, scientists spend their days studyi
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    Sounds Like Fun
    FOR HIKERS, BIKERS, AND DOG walkers, the proposed Skyline Trail was a no-brainer—another way to clear their heads and enjoy views of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. But as the U.S. Forest Service gathered public input on its plan in 2011, wil
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    All Together Now
    THE KILLING GAMES WERE COMING to an end. At the turn of the 20th century fewer sportsmen were participating in bygone Christmas Day “side hunts,” competitions in which hunters would split into teams and set out on a “cheerful mission of killing pract
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    The More, The Merrier
    Enthusiasm is the key trait for the CBC, says Cooper Farr, Audubon’s community science manager. Organizers welcome newbies to help cover a circle 15 miles in diameter. Here’s how to make the most of the tradition. “Each count has its own unique flavo
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    The Aviary
    BY THE TIME DAVID PERSONIUS WAS GROWING UP IN THE 1950S, CARVED WOODEN BIRD DECOYS were largely a thing of the past—collector’s items for folk art aficionados like his dad. Personius is part of the small cadre of modern artists keeping the tradition
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    Does Not Compute
    NORTHERN VIRGINIA’S DATA Center Alley lives up to its nickname. Vast, windowless buildings proliferate beside suburban neighborhoods, looming over cul-de-sacs. Dwelling among these imposing buildings—warehouses full of servers, the physical embodimen
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    Know Your Conifers!
    Instead of needles, it helps to remember that North America’s native “cedars” (actually cypresses) have scaly leaves. Birds consume the trees’ cones and resident insects, like carpenter ants. Who loves them: Cedar Waxwing, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pil
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    Making a Stand
    REACHING UP TO 100 FEET TALL, white oak is a dominant species in eastern forests and a prized source of durable timber. But while white oaks are abundant today, experts are sounding alarms about their future. There aren’t enough young trees to replac
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    Redlining’s Legacy
    LESS WILDLIFE In California, redlined neighborhoods in San Diego and other cities have lower biodiversity among birds, insects, and mammals, a 2024 study found. FEWER TREES Redlined areas have only around half as much tree canopy as do the highest-gr
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    BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND THE Shore
    BINOCULARS GLUED TO HER FACE, CARRIE Gray yells “Bear!” from the roof of a two-room plywood cabin perched on the edge of Ontario’s Hudson Bay. I drop my tent poles mid-setup and rush up a rickety ladder. From the vantage above the stunted spruce and
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    Tally Tales
    IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE LOST Pines count in Texas, we saw a Red-shouldered Hawk grab a Killdeer. Immediately after, a Merlin zoomed in and displaced the hawk. Then a harrier chased the Merlin away. And the Killdeer escaped! Better than any Disney wi
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    You Can Save The Birds You Love.
    Become a Great Egret Society member! We only have to look to the charming Great Egret. This species, once on the brink of extinction, continues to be a symbol of hope and what we can accomplish when we work together to protect the birds we love. Beco
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    A Year of Avian Action
    Gear up for 2025 with bird-friendly housekeeping. Add window decals or screens to prevent strikes. Got a feeder? Clean it out. Got a yard? Stack branches to build a brush pile. Use the winter quiet to learn songs and calls of year-round residents, wh
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    Silence, Please
    STOP AND LISTEN ALONG the Niobrara National Scenic River in Nebraska and you might tune in to trickling waterfalls, croaking bullfrogs, or calling Green Herons. “It’s exploding with wildlife,” says park superintendent Susan Cook. What you’re unlikely
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    Bounty On The Brink
    FOR SHAWNA HOTCH, IT’S NO MYSTERY WHY Alaska’s Chilkat River Valley hosts around 4,000 Bald Eagles each fall. The birds are drawn to the same unparalleled natural wealth—copious salmon, lush spruce forests, pristine glacier water—that has supported h
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    Cold Plunge
    PHOTOGRAPHER SCOTT SURIANO IS always hoping for one last snow. In the mercurial transition from winter to spring, he sees a chance to capture an unusual scene: Wood Ducks in a flurry of snowflakes. His window of opportunity each year is brief, as the
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    Call For Entries
    Now with new prizes and a hemispheric wingspan! Enter the Audubon Photography Awards. You could win cash prizes and see your photo published in Audubon magazine. January 15–March 5, 2025 Grand, Youth, Birds in Landscapes, Plants for Birds, Female Bir
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    See Birding As a Puzzle
    DURING ONE OF MY FIRST OUTINGS with the Alachua Audubon Society in Gainesville, Florida, we paused to watch a flock of vultures circling. Some were Turkey Vultures, a leader explained, and others Black Vultures. I trained my binoculars to the sky—fir
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    The Comeback Kid
    In fall 2023, in the wake of a devastating outbreak of avian influenza among wild California Condors, we reported a sign of hope: After a female succumbed to the illness, conservationists rescued her egg, concerned that her surviving mate couldn’t in
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    Elevated Risk
    THE DARK PROFILES OF THE ROCKY Mountains loom against a star-studded sky. Amy Seglund, a species conservation program manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, hikes up a steep trail inlaid with rocks stacked like stairs into a high-elevation basin. A
    Audubon Magazine2 min read
    Cash for Birds
    MATT MAIER WAS HAPPY TO leave behind the constant chores of a family farm to study business, not agriculture, in college. But a couple of decades later, when Maier had children of his own, a dream of raising them on the land took root. So he bought 1
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    In the Wings
    1. Like the compounds in table salt 6. Vegan gelatin alternative 10. Film effect that can show a hummingbird’s wings beating 11. Not accepting customers 13. Green, Gray, or Little Blue wader 14. Makes it to the big leagues 15. One might point toward

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