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As the morning sun shines over coastal Maryland, Kim Abplanalp guides a boat across the water while observing the birds overhead.

An endangered species is using a man-made floating island in Maryland to breed.

An endangered species is using a man-made floating island in Maryland to breed.

Birds Tell Us to Act on Climate Pledge to stand with Audubon to call on elected officials to listen to science and work towards climate solutions. Christine Casey shipped the first bird carcasses from Kentucky to Georgia in early June.  The week before, an alarmed wildlife researcher had reached out to her. “They started noticing an increased number of these birds coming in with crusty eyes,” says Casey, a wildlife veterinarian with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Despite the rehabber’s best efforts, the sick birds kept dying. Even more worrisome, they all fit a...

Why You Should Stop Feeding and Watering the Birds Immediately If you live near bear country like the Adirondacks and Catskills, it's not unusual to hear the suggestion to take down bird feeders. Now all Central New Yorkers are encouraged to take down feeders, bird baths, and anything attracting birds. The suggestion comes from the state Audubon Society, so it must be serious. For the last few months numerous birds have been dying from an unknown illness all along the East Coast. Researchers have ruled out some diseases, but they can't specify what is killing an inordinate number of blue jays...