The Urban Audubon

The Urban Audubon is our newsletter, mailed quarterly to members. It provides up-to-date stories on hot topics in New York City conservation, profiles of conservation leaders, background stories on NYC Audubon’s activities, profiles of bird species and their habitat in the NYC area, and information members can use to help our conservation efforts – from reducing energy usage to protecting woodland and watershed areas.

Available issues, January 2009 to current.

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Urban Audubon

Volume XXXIII, No. 4
Winter 2012-2013
Issue Highlights: Look at Audubon's Aviary, Tracking the Big White Bird, Migration Recorded in Blips and Bleeps

Volume XXXIII, No. 3
Fall 2012
Issue Highlights: Tribute to Peter Joost, Nests in NYC Classroom, Carolina Wren

Volume XXXIII, No. 2
Summer 2012
Issue Highlights: North Woods in Winter, Birds vs. Glass, The Central Park Effect

Volume XXXIII, No. 1
Spring 2012
Issue Highlights: Preserving Habitat Along Atlantic Flyway, Mitzvah Day Beach Clean-Up, Best Birding Apps

Volume XXXII, No. 4
Fall 2011
Issue Highlights: Four Sparrow Marsh, Prall’s Island, Great Black-backed Gull

Volume XXXII, No. 3
Summer 2011
Issue Highlights: David Bragdon, NYC’s Sustainability Planner, Plumb Beach, Bird Hazard Reduction at JFK

Volume XXXII, No. 2
March – April 2011
Issue Highlights: Piping Plover, Carbon Footprint, Bird/Window Collisions at Home

Volume XXXII, No. 1
January – February 2011
Issue Highlights: Pouch Camp, Tribute in Lights, Prothonotory Warbler in Bryant Park

Volume XXXI, No. 6
November – December 2010
Issue Highlights: Bats and White Nose Syndrome, Lights Out New York, Urban Stopover Research

Volume XXXI, No. 5
September – October 2010
Issue Highlights: Harbor Herons, Bryant Park Birding, e-bird, Common Raven

Volume XXXI, No. 4
July-August 2010
Issue Highlights: Shorebirding for Beginners, Black Skimmer, Cats Indoors

Volume XXXI, No. 3
May-June 2010
Issue Highlights: (30th Anniversary Issue) Conservation Challenges for NYC Audubon, Changes to NYC’s Wildlife Habitat, Species profiles of Red-tailed Hawk, Chimney Swift, Wood Thrush, Saltmarsh Sparrow, American Oystercatcher, Red Knot, and Snowy Egret

Volume XXXI, No. 2
March – April 2010
Issue Highlights: The Hudson-Raritan Estuary Comprehensive Restoration Plan, Gardening for Birds, Atlantic Brant

Volume XXXI, No. 1
January – February 2010
Issue Highlights: Robert Verity Clem, Great Backyard Bird Count, The Legend of Pale Male

Volume XXX, No. 6
November – December 2009
Issue Highlights: Raptors in NYC, A Sustainable City–PlaNYC 2030, Ridgewood Reservoir

Volume XXX, No. 5
September – October 2009
Issue Highlights: Tribute in Light, Lights Out NY, Raptors of the Hudson River

Volume XXX, No. 4
July-August 2009
Issue Highlights: TogetherGreen Program, Butterflies and Moths of NYC, Brooklyn Bird Club’s 100th Birthday

Volume XXX, No. 3
May-June 2009
Issue Highlights: Birds and Planes, Risk Factors in Bird Collisions, Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Volume XXX, No. 2
March – April 2009
Issue Highlights: Marine Debris in Jamaica Bay, State Parks in NYC, Cedar Waxwings

Volume XXX, No. 1
January – February 2009
Issue Highlights: 30 Years of The Urban Audubon, Whales in NYC Waters, Snowy Owls in NYC