In this issue: Waves of Migration | Save America's Birds & Other Wildlife
| Now that spring has officially sprung across the hemisphere, you might be noticing a lot more visitors at your feeder. Feeding wild birds is particularly important during migration, when our exhausted feathered friends are looking to refuel after their long journeys. But knowing which kind of food is okay to supply and what the labels mean can be confusing. Before you fill up your feeder, here's our quick primer on the most common birdseed blends. Read on | | | | |
| Clockwise from top right: Bird-specific seed blend; high-energy blend; anti-squirrel blend; bird-excluding blend; no-mess blend. | | | | |
| When you start paying attention to birds, you'll begin to notice they tend to come and go at the same times each year. While weather and other factors can cause these patterns to vary, reseach shows that birds do, in fact, arrive in predictable waves. If you want to be there when the next "bird push" comes, check out our interactive data visualization to see when you can catch the wave. Learn more | | | The three waves of migration. | | | | | | |
| California's Altamont Pass is home to the densest nesting population of Golden Eagles in the world and one of the largest wind energy resource areas in the United States. Audubon staff and Bay Area chapters recently settled litigation challenging the approval of a wind turbine facility there, achieving concessions that will reduce risks to Golden Eagles while allowing the project to proceed with construction. Keep reading | | | | Congress has the opportunity to help not only birds and other wildlife but also to create jobs in communities across the country. Please write to your U.S. Senators urging them to ensure passage of the Recovering America's Wildlife Act to help thousands of wildlife species, including more than 800 bird species, before they become endangered. Take action | | | | | |
| While some struggle to function without their morning coffee, imagine the energy needed to fly thousands of miles non-stop without the necessary food or shelter to survive. You can help protect critical bird habitat by choosing a cup of Audubon®️ Bird-Friendly™️ Coffee. Shade-grown, organic, and Fair Trade, our coffee is produced on Latin American family farms under a canopy of native trees that provide critical food and refuge for migratory birds. Now available via a flexible subscription service for all your caffeination needs. Explore our roasts | | | | | | |
| Photos from top: Luke Franke/Audubon; Doug German/Audubon Photography Awards; Rodrigo Izquierdo/Audubon Photography Awards; Julie Torkomian/Audubon Photography Awards. Graph: Julie Rossman/Audubon. Illustrations: David Allen Sibley | | | | |
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