Turn Off the Lights This Spring and Fall; Save Millions of Lives
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

The bright skyline of New York City may be emblematic of "the city that never sleeps," but the nocturnal glare is dangerous for the millions of migrating birds that travel along the Atlantic Flyway. Learn about this fundamental problem and the ways that NYC Audubon is working towards solutions.
Expanding NYC Audubon's Reach: Meet Roslyn Rivas
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

NYC Audubon is introducing New York City to birds through expanding its programming in all five boroughs, hiring new guides, forming new community partnerships, and making its programs more accessible to a wider audience. Find out how Public Programs Manager Roslyn Rivas is making all that happen!
Volunteer Profile: Junko Suzuki, Determined Birder

NYC Audubon's passionate volunteer corps has sustained its conservation work for over 40 years. Meet Audubon Christmas Bird Count surveyor Junko Suzuki.
Marcia Fowle Takes Flight
category: VOLUNTEER!GENERALURBAN AUDUBON

Since Marcia T. Fowle joined NYC Audubon as its first executive director in 1992, she's supported the organization in too many additional ways to count, including roles as president of the board of directors, longtime co-editor of The Urban Audubon, and co-chair of both the advisory council and Fall Roost committee. Learn about Marcia's many contributions to our organization as we wish her and her husband, bird-friendly architect and longtime NYC Audubon supporter Bruce Fowle, a happy move to their new home in Vermont.
Birding while Busy
category: GENERALURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Excited about spring migration, but don't know how you'll find the time? You're not alone. Get tips on how to fit birding into your busy daily life.
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

The Laughing Gull, the striking "summer gull" of the East Coast known for its infectious guffaw, has had its ups and downs in New York City. Read about the resilience of this gregarious species and its Jamaica Bay nesting colony.
Project Safe Flight Points the Way to a Bird-friendly Future
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

Get the latest updates on Project Safe Flight, NYC Audubon's signature campaign to protect migrating birds in New York City. Learn how we use our research to reduce window collisions.
Introducing the Volunteers of Project Safe Flight

Get to know the volunteers of Project Safe Flight, who devote themselves to rescuing injured birds in the City, and in doing so, collect research data crucial to NYC Audubon's advocacy efforts.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Get to know the interesting ecology and evolving family tree of the Yellow-rumped Warbler, New York City's only winter-time warbler species.
Songs in a City Soundscape: Tips for Birding by Ear
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Learn how to become more connected to the sounds of birds in New York City and explore the ways in which birdsong is impacted by human noise.
Book Review: Sounds Wild and Broken by David George Haskell
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

We review Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction, by David George Haskell.
Give a Gift of Birds
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Need some gift ideas for the bird-lovers in your life? Check out our selection of bird-friendly gifts that are sure to please your loved ones while helping to protect birds and their habitats.
President's Perch: A Peregrine Pair Represents Progress...and Promise
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

NYC Audubon Board President Karen Benfield relates the successful fledging of a brood of Peregrine Falcons on Manhattan's Upper West Side—and explores both the excitement it caused in the neighborhood, and the promise the birds' presence holds for the future of conservation.
The Javits Center: Leading from the Rooftops
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON
Read about the Javits Center's increasing role as a leader in New York City's sustainability efforts and its ongoing partnership with NYC Audubon to transform the Center into a haven for wildlife.
White-Throated Sparrow (zontrichia albicollis)
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Delve into the interesting ecology of the White-throated Sparrow, one of our most beloved, and most-studied, songbirds.
Wind Power on the Horizon
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

Learn about an important new wind energy project planned right off of New York City's shoreline—and the efforts being taken to minimize risks to birds and other wildlife.
Meet Our New Director of Conservation and Science
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON
Get to know Dustin Partridge, PhD, NYC Audubon's new director of conservation and science, who has overseen our green roof monitoring work for the past decade.
Birds and Brews Across the Boroughs
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

For birders 21 and older: Take a tour of birding hotspots across New York City's five boroughs, sampling lagers, IPAs, blond ales, porters, and stouts along the way!
Lights Out Laws Move Forward
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBONADVOCACY

Learn about the important recent progress made to reduce artificial nighttime lighting in New York City—and how NYC Audubon is working to further mitigate this hazard for migratory birds.
The Living Shoreline of Jamaica Bay
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

Explore the newly created sustainable shoreline project at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, and learn how local partners pulled this complex project across the finish line.
Meet our New Executive Director, Jessica Wilson
category: URBAN AUDUBON

Get to know Jessica Wilson, NYC Audubon's new executive director. NYC Audubon birding guide and past Director of Development Kellye Rosenheim sat down with Jessica to discuss her first days on the job and what she sees in the organization's future.
The New York State Birding Trail Kicks Off on Staten Island's South Shore
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

Staten Island's beautiful Mount Loretto Unique Area was chosen as the launching site for the New York State Birding Trail, a network of popular and accessible birding sites across the state organized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Save the Bugs before It's Too Late
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

Learn about the growing evidence of worldwide insect decline and the impacts of that decline on birdlife—and about the specific dangers of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Meet Latino Outdoors' Anahí Naranjo
category: URBAN AUDUBONENGAGEMENT

An interview with Anahí Naranjo, outdoor activity leader for Latino Outdoors, about birding in the Latinx community and the mission of her organization.
At Work in Jamaica Bay
category: CONSERVATIONURBAN AUDUBON

Read about the many ways that NYC Audubon is working to protect and better understand the birds and other wildlife of Jamaica Bay.