Find More Birds: Recipes for Birding Success
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Whether you're a newbie or veteran birder, Heather Wolf's Find More Birds: 111 Surprising Ways to Spot Birds Wherever You Are offers a whole world of clues, tips, and tricks.
Brooklyn Arcadia: A Lush Book to Inspire Nature and Culture Lovers Alike
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT
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Brooklyn Arcadia: Art, History, and Nature at Majestic Green-Wood by Andrew Garn is not just a bird book, but a celebration of a National Historic Landmark.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring 2023 Season Recap
category: CONSERVATIONENGAGEMENT

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Barn Swallows are one of New York City’s most ubiquitous summer birds, delighting onlookers with their acrobatic aerial displays. Learn all about these interesting birds in our latest species profile by Don Riepe.
Expanding NYC Audubon's Reach: Meet Roslyn Rivas
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

NYC Audubon is introducing New York City to birds through expanding its programming in all five boroughs, hiring new guides, forming new community partnerships, and making its programs more accessible to a wider audience. Find out how Public Programs Manager Roslyn Rivas is making all that happen!
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.
Birding while Busy
category: GENERALURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Excited about spring migration, but don't know how you'll find the time? You're not alone. Get tips on how to fit birding into your busy daily life.
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.
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.
Book Review: Sounds Wild and Broken by David George Haskell
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

We review Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction, by David George Haskell.
Give a Gift of Birds
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Need some gift ideas for the bird-lovers in your life? Check out our selection of bird-friendly gifts that are sure to please your loved ones while helping to protect birds and their habitats.
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.
Birds and Brews Across the Boroughs
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

For birders 21 and older: Take a tour of birding hotspots across New York City's five boroughs, sampling lagers, IPAs, blond ales, porters, and stouts along the way!
The New York State Birding Trail Kicks Off on Staten Island's South Shore
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Staten Island's beautiful Mount Loretto Unique Area was chosen as the launching site for the New York State Birding Trail, a network of popular and accessible birding sites across the state organized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Meet Latino Outdoors' Anahí Naranjo
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

An interview with Anahí Naranjo, outdoor activity leader for Latino Outdoors, about birding in the Latinx community and the mission of her organization.
Birdability
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

NYC Audubon Board Member Elizabeth Norman explores the Birdability campaign, a nationwide effort to make birding more accessible.
Monk Parakeet (myiopsitta monachus)
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Delve into the interesting history of Monk Parakeets, a vibrant-looking species native to South America that has unexpectedly found nesting homes in Brooklyn and Queens.
The "First Flight" of Virtual Feathered Friends
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Programs Manager Danielle Sherman reports on the challenges and successes of migrating our successful, outdoor-centric "Feathered Friends" after-school program to a virtual setting after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
One Year Later: Reflection on Chris Cooper's Racist Encounter in Central Park and George Floyd's Murder
category: GENERALENGAGEMENT
Today marks the anniversary of Christian Cooper’s morning encounter with Amy Cooper and her off-leash dog in Central Park. Later that same day one year ago, George Floyd was murdered—and the public’s awareness of the racism that Chris experienced contributed to a nationwide groundswell of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. As we recognize the passage of a year’s time since 5-25-20, we ask you to join with us in reflecting on its importance. We must work towards a day when Black and Brown people feel safe and welcome in the outdoors and public spaces more generally.
The Migrants Are Coming: Tips for Spring Birding
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

If you’re new to birding, or just in need of a refresher, here are some tips from experienced local birders to help you get the most out of spring migration, which in New York City is at its peak from late April through mid-May. Come on out and get to know the birds!
Meet Three of NYC's Young Birders
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In our work to protect birds and the natural spaces they need, few efforts are more important than introducing young people to the joy and wonder of birding. In this article, three past and present KIDS Members share some of what they’ve learned along their birding journeys . . . so far.
Commitment to Safe, Accessible, and Inclusive Birding
category: ENGAGEMENT
"It's a Bird" Graphic Novel
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Learn how the "It's a Bird" graphic novel, an inspiring and important collaboration between NYC Audubon board Member Chris Cooper and DC Comics, came to be in this sneak preview written by Suzanne Charlé.