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Time is running out for birds. NAME: KAREN SHARP SUSTAINER STATUS: Unconfirmed GIVING CHALLENGE DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT   Donate Monthly 27 Donors Needed Now to Unlock $10,000 KAREN, there are just a few hours left in our Giving Challenge for birds, and we're still looking for 27 bird lovers to join us with a monthly gift and help unlock an additional $10,000 in support thanks to a generous group of donors. Will you be one of them? Right now, birds are in a code-red crisis, and that includes the familiar favorites that we're used to seeing in our backyards and gardens. We've seen a 26% decline among the birds in our communities in the last 50 years alone—and for some like the Rufous Hummingbird, that decline has been even more severe. Unfortunately, this isn't just a problem of the past: Two in three North American bird species are currently at increasing risk of climate extinction. When faced with these grim facts, it's easy to think there's nothing to be done; that we've missed our window to act. But birds tell us it's not too late—and that there's no time to lose. Together, we can safeguard birds and the places they need. Your consistent support powers our work to protect birds today and tomorrow. For more than a century, Audubon's proven combination of rigorous science, committed advocacy, and expert on-the-ground conservation has helped provide a safer future for countless birds and their habitats. We're uniquely built for this challenging moment—but just how many birds we're able to protect depends on the steady support from caring bird lovers like you. Please start your dependable gift right away and be one of the 27 new monthly donors we need to unlock an additional $10,000 for birds before midnight tonight. Sincerely, National Audubon Society

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KAREN, our Giving Challenge is almost over—and with it, your opportunity to have your gift help unlock an additional $10,000 for birds and their habitats. At a time when 3 billion birds have vanished in just the last 50 years, we're in a code-red crisis. We can't let any more birds disappear. Familiar favorites like the Rufous Hummingbird are counting on you today. Will you answer their call? Start your monthly gift before midnight tonight and have your impact amplified instantly.

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Time is running out for birds. NAME: KAREN SHARP SUSTAINER STATUS: Unconfirmed GIVING CHALLENGE DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT   Donate Monthly Donors Needed Before Midnight: 43 To Unlock $10,000 Dear KAREN, Time is running out to help unlock an additional $10,000 for birds in need. In the midst of this code-red crisis, as climate change and habitat loss threaten two-thirds of North American bird species' very survival, they're relying on your support now more than ever. Audubon is committed to protecting vulnerable birds and their habitats, today and tomorrow—and we're counting on the steady support from 43 caring friends like you to make it all possible. So please, start your monthly gift right away. This special offer, made possible by a generous group of donors, ends at midnight tonight. For vulnerable birds like the Rufous Hummingbird that rely on finding the right conditions in so many different habitats at just the right seasons during the year, climate change has precipitated a worrying decline. As the changing climate affects the flowers it visits for nectar, with 3 degrees Celsius of warming, this common western species could see its current summer range shrink by 70 percent and its winter range by half. Birds tell us that their survival—and ours—depends on each of us taking immediate action to curb the worst effects of climate change. It won't be easy. It'll take Audubon's century of expertise and our proven combination of rigorous research, committed advocacy, and hands-on conservation. But together with the steady, reliable support of this incredible community, we can protect birds and the places they need—in our backyards and our gardens, and everywhere Audubon works. We're looking for 43 supporters to start a monthly gift right away to power this work—and when you join us before midnight tonight, you'll help unlock an additional $10,000 to protect the birds we love. Won't you join us? Sincerely, National Audubon Society

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Bird on a Wire: Latest news from Audubon California

Advocacy Day | Draw Birds | Juneteenth | Pattie Gonia | Panorama | Sushi | Yo-Yo Ma

 

Advocacy Day | Draw Birds | Juneteenth | Pattie Gonia | Panorama | Sushi | Yo-Yo Ma

Dear KAREN, Summer is my favorite season and a time to reflect on the liberty and freedom that birds often symbolize. Too often, freedom is unjustly denied. This is one of the bittersweet lessons of Juneteenth, highlighted by our colleague Robert Harris' reflection, "From Independence to Emancipation Day." If you haven't read it yet, take a look. You'll be glad you did.   We often say at Audubon, "birds tell us," to highlight birds' role as messengers of climate change. We celebrate the gorgeous call to action from Pattie Gonia in the video "Song of the Meadowlark", who echoes Emily Dickinson in saying, "hope, too, is a feathered thing perched upon the soul."   May your true colors shine, Gaylon Parsons Interim Executive Director Audubon California

Western Bluebird. Photo: Kathleen Elam/Audubon Photography Awards

Bird of the Month: California Gull This gull nests along Pacific Coast from Washington to Baja and is common in all seasons. Identifying gulls is an exciting challenge for birders. Here are some pro tips on how to ID your first gull.  Western Gull. Photo: Peter Monteforte Native Plant: Eelgrass This beautiful seagrass provides dozens of ecosystem services and provides essential habitat for coastal birds. Healthy eelgrass beds also clean water, absorb carbon, and protect our coastline during storms. Learn All about Eelgrass Eelgrass. Photo: iNaturalist/Wikimedia Commons

Join Us for Audubon Virtual Advocacy Day 2022 Birds of a feather will flock together for Audubon California's Virtual Advocacy Day on August 3, 2022. Our elected officials need to hear from YOU! Speak up for California's birds and our communities via ZOOM meetings with your legislators. It's fun, easy, and makes a BIG difference!  Register

American Kestrel. Photo: Kristen Mauzy/Audubon Photography Awards

Watch: How to Draw Painted Bunting The Painted Bunting has breathtaking rainbow-colored plumage. Watch queer birder and artist Fiona Gillogly demonstrate how to draw and paint a Painted Bunting. In this one-hour class, learn how to sketch the Painted Bunting, use shade to enhance a drawing, and play with color. Beginners welcome! Watch

How to Draw the Painted Bunting with Fiona Gillogly. Video: Audubon California

From Independence to Emancipation Day On Juneteenth, Robert Harris, Audubon's program manager for equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, celebrates the strength and resilience of Black people who fought for their freedom—and still strive for equity. Read more

A band poses at an Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, held in "East Woods" on East 24th Street in Austin, Texas. Photo: Mrs. Charles Stephenson (Grace Murray) /The Portal to Texas History, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Song of the Meadowlark For Pride Month, Audubon partnered with drag queen and intersectional environmentalist Pattie Gonia, to bring you Birds Tell Us: The Song of the Meadowlark, a message of hope for the future of our planet. Watch

Pattie Gonia. Photo: Mike Fernandez

700K Acres Becomes Audubon Bird-Friendly Habitat Audubon and Panorama Organic ranchers have a shared goal that starts from the ground up – abundant and healthy grasslands – and runs as deep as any prairie root. The future of grassland birds rests on this common ground. Read more

California Quail. Photo: Carl Reese/Audubon Photography Awards

Sushi and Shorebirds Did you know that the rice you eat in sushi comes from rice fields that support shorebirds in California? In the last year, we worked with partners to enroll 55,000 acres of rice fields as flooded habitat to keep waterbirds healthy amidst drought. It was a win-win scenario for birds and rice growers. Ongoing flooded habitat is needed as the drought worsens.  Watch Now

Secret Connection Between Sushi and Shorebirds. Video: California Rice Commission

Yo-Yo Ma Releases New Song about Birds Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma just released a serene song, "In the Gale" as part of Audubon's Birdsong Project.  Listen Now     In the Gale. Video: National Audubon Society

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