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Behind the Birdsong Project: Alex Somers
April 26, 2024
Critical Funding and Advocacy for the Delaware River Watershed
April 26, 2024 — ±¬ÁϹ«Éç continues to raise the profile of the Delaware River.
Delaware River Watershed
New EPA Climate Pollution Standards Benefit Birds and People
April 25, 2024 — Cutting emissions from power plants will improve air quality and slow global temperature rise.
Woodcocks Don’t Let Migration Mess With Their Sex Lives
April 24, 2024 — A new study finds the first proof that timberdoodles mate as they migrate, an extremely rare behavior known as itinerant breeding.
A calling loon is silhouetted against rippling water reflecting the golden light of sunset.
How the Common Loon's Eerie Call Took Over Pop Music
April 23, 2024 — The beloved bird has wailed its way through decades of hits. It’s time we give the species its royalties.
±¬ÁϹ«Éç Joins America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge
April 23, 2024 — New partnership will boost conservation and restoration for rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands.
Why a Bigger Grid is Good for the Planet – and Birds
April 22, 2024 — ±¬ÁϹ«Éç is advocating for the rapid expansion of responsibly sited transmission.
Renewable Energy
A large flock of shorebirds sit in muddy vegetation in a lagoon.
As Coastal Habitat Shrinks, Scientists Take Inspiration from Surfing Shorebirds
April 19, 2024 — Birds rest on rafts of eelgrass when they can't find a safe space to roost onshore. Now conservationists are mimicking the behavior to give them more places of respite.
Update on Arizona's Legislative Session
April 19, 2024 — Where bills stand and ±¬ÁϹ«Éç's budget priorities for 2024
Western Water News
A flock of pigeons eating seeds on a sidewalk.
Cities Are Testing Birth Control to Solve Pigeon Problems
April 16, 2024 — Booming populations of these familiar urban birds are causing complaints. Can contraception help?