In this issue: Saving saline lakes, the backstory on the bird-safe building movement, the case for keeping cats indoors
| Audubon Magazine | Spring 2024 | | | | |
It's beginning. Woodcocks are performing their sky dances. Sandhill Cranes are amassing noisily. Shorebirds are winging toward the Far North. Soon, birding's most magical season will be in full swing. Like spring migration itself, the new issue of Audubon stretches from South America to the Arctic. We hope it gives you new ideas about how to keep birds safe and relish their company as they pass through your community. If you don't already receive our print magazine in your mailbox, consider becoming a member today. Thanks for reading!
—The Editors | | | | |
| Wilson's Phalarope, Spring 2024 Audubon magazine. | | | | |
| Saline lakes support millions of birds on their hemispheric journeys. Scientists hope the story of the Wilson's Phalarope can inspire action to save these essential habitats before they dry up. Keep reading | | | The top of this pole marks the level Mono Lake was supposed to have reached a decade ago. | | | | | | |
| A volunteer takes us inside the movement to make New York safer for migrating birds—an effort with a surprisingly long history and lessons for the future. Learn more | | | Dawn in lower Manhattan brings with it higher risk for many birds during migration season. | | | | | | |
| Voracious builders, beavers are moving into the Arctic, reshaping the tundra, and generating controversy about whether their presence is cause for concern—or hope—in a warming world. Read on | | | Willows have flourished on Alaska's warming tundra and beavers have followed. | | | | When a neighbor's pet cat entered her life, our writer devised a plan: Ask to put a GPS tracker on it and delve into why we let our beloved felines wander outdoors. Keep reading | | | Addressing the wildlife impacts of outdoor cats is one of the thornier issues in conservation. | | | | | |
| Audubon magazine is now proudly entering its 125th year of delivering essential news, advice, and reporting on the birds you love. Become a donor today and you'll not only contribute to vital efforts to reverse the alarming decline of birds, you'll also support quality journalism and receive our beautiful, award-winning print quarterly, delivered straight to your mailbox. | | | Black-footed Albatross, Winter 2023 Audubon magazine. | | | | | | |
| Photos from top: Mary Anne Karren; Mike Fernandez/Audubon; Sydney Walsh/Audubon; Brian Adams; José Antonio Soriano Sánchez. Illustration: Julia Rothman | | | | |
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