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In this issue: Nature Works! Report, Tracking Oystercatchers, and Powering Wisconsin's Future

Trouble viewing this e-mail? Try our web version. |  Wingspan Newsletter  February 2026 New Audubon Report Showcases Nature-Based Solutions Nature-based solutions are a proven investment in protecting communities. That's why our recently released Nature Works! report highlights 11 case studies across North America where nature-based solutions have been deployed to address a host of environmental issues. From the Colorado River basin to the southwest coast of Florida, learn more about how these projects harness the power of nature to provide benefits for birds, people, and the places we all need. Roseate Spoonbill. Photo: Irina Pigman/Audubon Photography Awards Evolving Our American Oystercatcher Tracking with GPS Thanks to GPS/GSM technology, we can get a detailed look at how birds move to identify important fall and winter habitats. This past summer, we fitted five American Oystercatchers with tiny GPS transmitters and tracked their coordinates daily to see where they nest, forage, and migrate. One female oystercatcher in particular, N92, had a bit of a rough summer. Follow along the summer journey of N92, an American Oystercatcher. American Oystercatcher newly fitted with a GPS/GSM transmitter. Photo: Elizabeth Amendola/Audubon This Wisconsin Solar Farm Protects Greater-Prairie Chickens The Vista Sands Solar Project is poised to become Wisconsin's largest solar farm. And with our team's input, we made sure that this solar farm can restore large, connected prairie landscapes that benefit not only Greater Prairie-Chickens but also Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, Upland Sandpipers and other grassland birds in steep decline. Read on for more on how responsible and targeted clean energy projects like this are helping birds and communities. Greater Prairie-Chickens. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon Send a Northern Cardinal Plush to Your Loved One You make our best efforts on behalf of birds like the Northern Cardinal possible. Spread your love of birds by sending a Northern Cardinal plush to a loved one when you start an annual gift. Donate now. Northern Cardinals. Photo: Carole Wiley/Audubon Photography Awards Pledge to Create a Bird-Friendly Home From providing refuge from the cold to growing native plants, each of us can do something to protect the birds we love—and that work can begin right at home. Help birds near you by pledging to make your space more bird-friendly during this harsh winter. By transforming your home, you'll get a head start on welcoming birds this spring, too! Cedar Waxwing and Common Winterberry. Photo: David Sloas M.D./Audubon Photography Awards  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 10014 USA (844) 428-3826 | www.audubon.org © 2026 National Audubon Society Update your email preferences or unsubscribe