Bird and Conservation News

Andrew George points to a small geolocator device attached to a female Prothonotary Warbler. The yellow songbird is held gently after being banded and tagged for tracking at Wyandotte County Lake Park.
Prothonotary Warblers in Kansas Have a Secret. Can a Team of Volunteers Figure It Out?
October 30, 2026 — Where a population of Prothonotary Warblers in Kansas City went every winter was a mystery. Chapter members from Burroughs Ä¢¹½Av Society decided to solve it.
Ä¢¹½Av Chapters
126th Christmas Bird Count High Counts of Species in Canada
October 29, 2026 — December 14, 2025 to January 5, 2026
The 126th Christmas Bird Count High Counts of Species in the United States
October 29, 2026 — December 14, 2025 to January 5, 2026
126th Christmas Bird Count in Canada
October 29, 2026 — December 14, 2025 - January 5, 2026
Mosaic art hanging on a fence outside.
In Illinois, Students Piece Together a Conservation Message Through Bird Mosaics
October 26, 2026 — Through a partnership between a local art camp and the Ä¢¹½Av Mural Project, students crafted a series of works shedding light on climate-threatened species.
Ä¢¹½Av Mural Project Partners
Black Skimmer Tracking Shows A Shift for Fish
October 23, 2026 — Nesting Black Skimmers were foraging far from home, until Atlantic menhaden - a critical food source for the birds and their chicks - returned to the area.
A Collared Trogon perches on a hanging branch in a dense rainforest.
A Call to Global Leaders: Turn Forest Commitment into Action
October 23, 2026 — As COP17 and COP31 convene, renewed leadership, investment, and collaboration are needed to turn existing commitments into meaningful action to conserve and restore the world’s forests.
Policy & Advocacy
Ä¢¹½Av Assessment Featured in Leading Western Water Publication
October 20, 2026 — Great Salt Lake partners and stakeholders are utilizing the report’s findings to Inform their own work
Western Water
How Ä¢¹½Av Science Informs a New Global Effort to Protect Migratory Birds
October 19, 2026 — Using the best available research to identify habitats and species that would benefit from sustainable development, the Flyways Nature Bond Framework represents the future of hemispheric conservation.