Guess Our Center's First Feathered Visitor

In this issue: California’s Marine IBAs, Major Clean Energy Win, A Motus Tower’s First Visitor

Trouble viewing this e-mail? Try our web version. |  Wingspan Newsletter  June 2026 Brown Pelican. Photo: William Farnsworth/Audubon Photography Awards Our Key to Protecting Birds in a Changing Ocean Every year, birds travel extraordinary distances to reach one of the world’s richest marine ecosystems: California’s coastal and offshore waters. Seabirds like Elegant Terns and California Brown Pelicans depend on these critical marine and coastal habitats recognized as Important Bird Areas (IBAs). Get to know California’s protected ocean patches. Western Tanager. Photo: Ann Kramer/Audubon Photography Awards We Tackled a Big Roadblock to Washington’s Clean Energy Future We need clean energy to avoid the worst impacts of climate change for birds and people. Thanks to the more than 1,000 Audubon supporters for speaking up in support of SB 6355, Washington state is on the road to bird-friendly clean energy! Learn more about this new legislation’s solutions for Washington’s longstanding barriers to clean energy. American Kestrel. Photo: Todd Nelson/Audubon Photography Awards Who is the Center for Birds of Prey’s First Motus Visitor? Introducing Florida’s latest addition to the Motus family: the Center for Birds of Prey! Motus is a global network of stations that helps us and our partners understand how migratory birds are connected to different places and habitats across seasons. Recently, the Center for Birds of Prey got their first-ever visitor to their Motus station. Read what we know about their first feathered visitor’s journey thanks to Motus technology. Painted Bunting. Photo: Julie Torkomian/Audubon Photography Awards Thanks for Making This Work Possible With you in our flock, we can protect the places birds and people need. If you liked the work in this newsletter, please consider giving a gift to ensure birds can deliver joy to us all for generations to come. Donate now. Western Meadowlark. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Urge Congress to Advance a Conservation‑Forward Farm Bill The Farm Bill represents our country's single largest investment in conservation on private lands, and can help reverse the alarming decline of grassland and forest birds. Ask your members of Congress to pass a Farm Bill that helps birds, people, and the places we share. 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 (844) 428-3826 | www.audubon.org © National Audubon Society Update your email preferences or unsubscribe