Horseshoe Crab Monitoring 2023 Season Recap
category: CONSERVATIONENGAGEMENT

The Christian Cooper Chronicles
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

NYC Audubon Vice President Christian Cooper shares his passion for birds and chronicles his many adventures in the upcoming book Better Living Through Birding and National Geographic show Extraordinary Birder, both set to debut in June 2023.
Turn Off the Lights This Spring and Fall; Save Millions of Lives
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

The bright skyline of New York City may be emblematic of "the city that never sleeps," but the nocturnal glare is dangerous for the millions of migrating birds that travel along the Atlantic Flyway. Learn about this fundamental problem and the ways that NYC Audubon is working towards solutions.
PSF FALL 2022
category: VOLUNTEER!CONSERVATION

Katherine Chen | February 27, 2023:
Results are in from the Fall 2022 Project Safe Flight season, the 26th year of our signature community science research program studying bird collisions in NYC. See key findings from this season, which saw record volunteer participation and coverage of all five boroughs for the first time in the program's history.
Volunteer Profile: Junko Suzuki, Determined Birder

NYC Audubon's passionate volunteer corps has sustained its conservation work for over 40 years. Meet Audubon Christmas Bird Count surveyor Junko Suzuki.
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

The Laughing Gull, the striking "summer gull" of the East Coast known for its infectious guffaw, has had its ups and downs in New York City. Read about the resilience of this gregarious species and its Jamaica Bay nesting colony.
Discover the Thriving Bird Community on the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center's Network of Green Roofs: Over 50 Species Found
category: CONSERVATION

At the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, our conservation team has been thrilled to document a staggering 51 bird species thriving on its network of green roofs! This impressive feat is even more remarkable when you consider the building's past reputation for being a danger to birds due to its untreated glass. Learn about the two latest species found at the Javits Center, and why we are seeing an ever-increasing number of birds on its rooftop.
CBC 2022
category: VOLUNTEER!CONSERVATIONENGAGEMENT

Thank you to all who joined NYC Audubon for the 123rd Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count on December 18. It was an extraordinary Sunday, with over 200 community scientists fanning out across Manhattan and Northern New Jersey for bird surveys at 35 different locations—seven within Central Park alone! While we are still sifting through the data from all our counts, we are sharing some initial highlights reported by volunteer counters.
Project Safe Flight Points the Way to a Bird-friendly Future
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

Get the latest updates on Project Safe Flight, NYC Audubon's signature campaign to protect migrating birds in New York City. Learn how we use our research to reduce window collisions.
Introducing the Volunteers of Project Safe Flight

Get to know the volunteers of Project Safe Flight, who devote themselves to rescuing injured birds in the City, and in doing so, collect research data crucial to NYC Audubon's advocacy efforts.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Get to know the interesting ecology and evolving family tree of the Yellow-rumped Warbler, New York City's only winter-time warbler species.
Songs in a City Soundscape: Tips for Birding by Ear
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Learn how to become more connected to the sounds of birds in New York City and explore the ways in which birdsong is impacted by human noise.
President's Perch: A Peregrine Pair Represents Progress...and Promise
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

NYC Audubon Board President Karen Benfield relates the successful fledging of a brood of Peregrine Falcons on Manhattan's Upper West Side—and explores both the excitement it caused in the neighborhood, and the promise the birds' presence holds for the future of conservation.
Ensuring This Year's 9/11 Tribute in Light Was Safe for Birds
category: VOLUNTEER!CONSERVATION

The Tribute in Light is a stirring and fitting reminder of the tragic events of 9/11, but it can also be a hazard for thousands of migratory birds that travel through the City at night; birds can get trapped in the beams of light and become disoriented, making them more likely to suffer collisions with buildings. For the 21st consecutive year, last weekend NYC Audubon was stationed at the Tribute from dusk to dawn in partnership with 9/11 Memorial & Museum to make sure this touching memorial did not unnecessarily harm birds, as well as further our research on artificial light's effects on birds.
The Javits Center: Leading from the Rooftops
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON
Read about the Javits Center's increasing role as a leader in New York City's sustainability efforts and its ongoing partnership with NYC Audubon to transform the Center into a haven for wildlife.
White-Throated Sparrow (zontrichia albicollis)
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Delve into the interesting ecology of the White-throated Sparrow, one of our most beloved, and most-studied, songbirds.
Wind Power on the Horizon
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

Learn about an important new wind energy project planned right off of New York City's shoreline—and the efforts being taken to minimize risks to birds and other wildlife.
Meet Our New Director of Conservation and Science
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON
Get to know Dustin Partridge, PhD, NYC Audubon's new director of conservation and science, who has overseen our green roof monitoring work for the past decade.
Lights Out Laws Move Forward
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

Learn about the important recent progress made to reduce artificial nighttime lighting in New York City—and how NYC Audubon is working to further mitigate this hazard for migratory birds.
The Living Shoreline of Jamaica Bay
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

Explore the newly created sustainable shoreline project at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, and learn how local partners pulled this complex project across the finish line.
Harbor Herons Wading Bird Surveys: A Peek into New York City’s Wild Side
category: CONSERVATION

Did you know that long-legged wading birds nest in large colonies on uninhabited islands in our City's waterways? For over 40 years NYC Audubon has monitored these "Harbor Heron" nesting populations in our city to help conserve these beautiful and vulnerable birds, which were first discovered nesting in Staten Island in 1974. Harbor Herons Survey Leader Tod Winston shares some history about these charismatic birds and highlights from last year's survey—including reports on nesting Great Blue Herons, Yellow-crowned Night Herons, and Glossy Ibis—in our latest blog post.
Audubon Christmas Bird Count 2021 Recap
category: VOLUNTEER!CONSERVATION

Over 170 community scientists took to parks and green spaces in the New Jersey Lower Hudson area as part of the 122nd Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count on December 19, 2021. We found 27,269 birds and 98 different species that day. See all the species that were counted, highlights from the day, and more in our Christmas Bird Count recap blog post by Aurora Crooks.
Project Safe Flight Unwrapped: Fall 2021
category: VOLUNTEER!CONSERVATION

Results from the Fall 2021 Project Safe Flight season, the 25th year of our signature community science research program studying bird collisions in NYC, are in! See key findings from the season, which saw a record 1,120 birds reported by volunteers, in our Fall 2021 Project Safe Flight recap.
Save the Bugs before It's Too Late
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

Learn about the growing evidence of worldwide insect decline and the impacts of that decline on birdlife—and about the specific dangers of neonicotinoid pesticides.
At Work in Jamaica Bay
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

Read about the many ways that NYC Audubon is working to protect and better understand the birds and other wildlife of Jamaica Bay.