For humans, drinking salt water is far from refreshing. If you’ve ever taken a dip in the ocean, you’ve probably gotten an accidental mouthful and know the nasty, dehydrated feeling that can be ...

It’s no secret that birds are struggling. North America has lost billions of them since the 1970s and today more than one-third of bird species are considered under threat. While efforts to stem the ...

Located in the Village of Catskill, this compact sanctuary contains over 436 acres of tidal marsh and swamp, upland forests and fallow farm fields. Access to the Hudson River is possible by canoe or ...

Almost all of our sandpipers migrate in flocks and nest on the ground, but the Solitary Sandpiper breaks both rules. In migration, as its name implies, it is usually encountered alone, along the bank ...

Whether gliding over the water with its tremendous wings outspread, diving at a 90-degree angle to snatch up fish, or plodding onshore to steal the day’s catch from local fishers, the Brown Pelican is ...

The recently passed comprehensive budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, created consequential setbacks in some areas like climate progress, and simultaneously maintained safeguards for our nation’s ...

This is by far the more numerous of the two goldeneye species, often seen in small flocks, sometimes in large concentrations. When feeding, all the birds in one section of a flock may dive at the ...

Lauren Bourg is an accomplished environmental leader with over a decade of experience at the National Audubon Society, specializing in coastal policy, communications, and advocacy. With two decades as ...

The only gull nesting along most of the Pacific Coast from Washington to Baja, this large species is common at all seasons. An opportunist, it often nests around colonies of other seabirds, where it ...