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| Newsletter | February 2022 | | | | |
| In his new memoir, Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife, Rodney Stotts shares how nearly a decade of training and caring for raptors has taught him that falconry is something everyone can do. In a recent interview with Audubon, Stotts tells us how he cultivated a lifelong passion for nature from his first job cleaning up the Anacostia River outside D.C. to becoming a master falconer and inspiring younger nature-lovers to follow their dreams. Read on for the full interview and find out where you can pick up a copy of Bird Brother. Keep reading | | | | |
| Rodney Stotts with Agnes, a Harris's Hawk, at the Wings Over America raptor sanctuary in Maryland. | | | | |
| While we eagerly await longer spring days, tide yourself over with visions of birds and blossoms from the top submissions for the Plants for Birds category of the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards. See more | | | Curve-billed Thrasher on Cholla Cactus. | | | | | | |
| An impressive new study analyzing ninety years of Christmas Bird Count data clearly illustrates the effects of habitat loss and warming temperatures on winter bird distributions. Keep reading for the full report and see how community science programs like the CBC help deepen our understanding of how climate change impacts birds. Read more | | | | | | |
| More than 6,000 participants joined Audubon's Virtual Policy Town Hall last month to review the progress we made in 2021 and share the major policy priorities for 2022. This year, we are doubling down on our advocacy efforts to protect birds and the places they need, and we'll need your help to make it possible. Read more and watch the town hall recording | | | | Last summer, a federal court rejected permits for the Willow project, an ecologically devastating oil development on Alaska's North Slope, because of improper evaluation of its overall environmental impacts. Now, the U.S. Department of the Interior must conduct a comprehensive review before making a new decision. Tell the Interior Department to fully reanalyze the misguided project. Take action before March 9 | | | | | |
| Support birds during one of North America's coldest months. With our many different blends of Audubon® feed, seed, and suet, you can provide birds with a backyard buffet. Available at a Lowe's near you and on Lowes.com. Explore Audubon® Bird Seed | | | | | | |
| Photos from top: Greg Kahn; Mike Henry/Audubon Photography Awards; Melissa James/Audubon Photography Awards; Boe Baty/Audubon Photography Awards; Ryan Askren/USGS; Jennifer Lint/Great Backyard Bird Count | | | | |
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