Watch: Great Salt Lake’s Snowy Plover 🎥

In this issue: An Alaskan Bird Festival, Following Wood Thrush, and Take Action for the Western Arctic

Trouble viewing this e-mail? Try our web version. |  Wingspan Newsletter  October 2026 Watch: Shoreline Sentinels of Great Salt Lake Although small and adorable, Western Snowy Plovers are among the toughest and best-adapted shorebirds on Great Salt Lake. The lake is home to the largest non-coastal breeding population of Western Snowy Plovers, but their nesting grounds overlap with the lake’s most heavily used area. Watch our new short film, Shoreline Sentinels of Great Salt Lake, to discover how our staff, volunteers, and partners help make a difference for the Western Snowy Plover. King Eider. Photo: Warren Hatch/Audubon Photography Awards A Bird Festival for Your Bucket List Sitting at the most northern point of the United States, Utqiaġvik, Alaska is a birder’s paradise full of must-see species like Snowy Owls and Steller’s Eiders. This year marked the fourth-ever Utqiagvik Migratory Bird Festival, a celebration of birds and culture that blends Indigenous and scientific knowledge. Learn more about this year’s festival (and get inspired to make a trip to Utqiagvik in 2027). A bander carefully holds a Wood Thrush at Green Mountain Audubon Center's MAPS banding station. Photo: Meghan Lee-Hall/Audubon Vermont Two Wood Thrush Helped Us Solve a Mystery There’s still a lot to learn about what happens during Wood Thrush’s migratory journeys. That’s why we participated in a study that tagged more than 1,000 Wood Thrush to learn more about the challenges they face. Two Wood Thrush in particular, Debby and Pete, gave us a lot of answers. Can you guess how many miles Wood Thrush migrate each year? Discover the answer and learn more about two special Wood Thrush and what their journeys tell us. Great Horned Owl. Photo: Christine Haines/Great Backyard Bird Count Fall in Love with This Great Horned Owl Plush The Great Horned Owl’s iconic call echoes through woods across North America at dawn and dusk. Donate now to help us advocate for the places birds like the Great Horned Owl need and receive a lifelike plush as our thanks. Donate now. Red-throated Loon. Photo: Linda J Scher/Audubon Photography Awards Protect Alaska's Western Arctic Some of the most important bird habitats on the planet are found in Alaska’s Western Arctic, which supports millions of migratory birds from six continents including Red-throated Loons, Pacific Brant, and Spectacled Eiders. Now a proposed rule puts important habitats in the Arctic at risk of oil and gas development. Take action to protect these special places today. Did you receive this message from a friend? Get regular email updates from us by clicking here. → CONNECT WITH US National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street New York, NY (844) 428-3826 | www.audubon.org © 2026 National Audubon Society Update your email preferences or unsubscribe

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Congress Still Has Time to Deliver Big Wins for Birds

From Arctic shorebird havens to vital coastal bills, here’s where key protections stand.

Trouble viewing this e-mail? Try our web version. |  Audubon Advisory  October 2026 Sandhill Cranes. Congress Still Has Time to Deliver Conservation Wins As the 119th Congress enters its final months, bipartisan conservation proposals already moving on Capitol Hill offer an opportunity to deliver lasting benefits for birds, people, and communities. Read more Bar-tailed Godwit. Protecting Alaska’s Teshekpuk Lake Wetland Reserve Alaska’s remote Teshekpuk Lake region is a globally important breeding ground for more than 600,000 migratory birds, but it now faces unprecedented pressure from oil and gas development. Conservation photographer Gerrit Vyn spent seven weeks documenting this irreplaceable Arctic habitat to capture the landscape and wildlife at stake. Read more Least Terns. Audubon Champions Coastal Resilience Bills Last month, in honor of National Estuaries Week, Audubon highlighted key coastal resilience legislation that would protect vital shorebird habitats and strengthen storm defenses for coastal communities nationwide. Read more and take action Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. National Monuments Are Essential for Birds—and for All of Us America’s 138 national monuments protect bird habitat, sustain biodiversity, honor cultural heritage, and support local economies. By prioritizing the protection and expansion of these public lands, we can help ensure that future generations inherit a country where birds still fill our skies and ecosystems remain resilient. Read more Audubon's Times Square ad in NYC during Climate Week. Climate Corner During Climate Week NYC, Audubon highlighted the urgent need for collaborative, science-driven solutions to address climate change and reverse bird population declines. From birding in Central Park to discussions on clean energy, conservation careers, and the future of nature, birds provided a common thread throughout Audubon's Climate Week activities this year. Read more Purple Martins.  Your Actions At Work Thanks to you and 20,976 other Audubon supporters, the U.S. House of Representatives has officially passed the Local Communities and Bird Habitat Stewardship Act with broad bipartisan support. This bill helps birds by improving local parks, engaging communities with birds and nature, and reducing hazards, such as collisions with buildings. Read more about the advancement of this bill, along with two others! News from the Flyways Arizona: Investing in Water Infrastructure in the Colorado River Basin California: Audubon Returns to the State Capitol for Advocacy Day Colorado River: New Rules Buy Time, But Don't Fix Water Scarcity Florida: Proposed Tax Amendment Threatens Local Conservation Funding Mississippi River: What Migratory Birds Tell Us About River Health New Mexico: Nature-Based Solutions Play Key Role in Improving State's Climate Resilience New York: $1.6 Million Award Will Launch Construction at Sunken Meadow Marsh South Carolina: Audubon Honored for Longleaf Pine Conservation (published by The Longleaf Alliance) Utah: Water Conservation is Making a Difference for Great Salt Lake Join our Action Network to receive periodic action alerts that connect you with decision makers when your voice matters the most. Join the Audubon Action Network Photos from top: Mary D'Agostino/Audubon Photography Awards; Gerrit Vyn; Anja Trepper/Audubon Photography Awards; Kyle Sullivan/BLM; Sydney Walsh/Audubon (left); Becca Hallstedt/Audubon Photography Awards (right) CONNECT WITH US Donate   Advocate Get Text Updates National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street New York, NY (844) 428-3826 | www.audubon.org © 2026 National Audubon Society Update your email preferences or unsubscribe