Friday, Feb. 20th: Live Webcast with author of Birds & Climate Report

Dr. Greg Butcher, Audubon's Director of Bird Conservation, will give you an inside look into his groundbreaking report, Birds and Climate Change: Ecological Disruption in Motion, live at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST this Friday, February 20.

Register for the live webcast.

The idea that global warming is not just about polar bears in the Arctic, but also about American Robins in our own backyards has captured people's attention. And we want to be sure that you — as a member of our Audubon Action Community — are the first to know about a special, live webcast with the author of the report, Dr. Greg Butcher, Audubon's Director of Bird Conservation.

WHAT: A live webcast with Dr. Greg Butcher as he reviews the groundbreaking report Birds and Climate Change: Ecological Disruption in Motion. The webcast will feature an interactive slideshow and presentation, followed by questions and answers.

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We wish we could send Dr. Butcher to communities across the country, but since we can't, we wanted to offer the next best thing. The webcast will be a live event that you watch and listen to on your computer. All you need is an internet connection and computer speakers — there's no special software to install. This is your chance to hear from — and ask questions of — one of Audubon's top bird scientists. Can't make the webcast? Don't worry! An archive of the event will be available on our website.

Study: Birds shifting north; global warming cited

WASHINGTON - When it comes to global warming, the canary in the coal mine isn't a canary at all. It's a purple finch.

As the temperature across the U.S. has gotten warmer, the purple finch has been spending its winters more than 400 miles farther north than it used to.

And it's not alone.

An Audubon Society study to be released Tuesday found that more than half of 305 birds species in North America, a hodgepodge that includes robins, gulls, chickadees and owls, are spending the winter about 35 miles farther north than they did 40 years ago.

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NO IVY DAY 2009

15th Anniversary
NO IVY DAY 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009

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Invasipedia

Everything you ever wanted to know about invasive species.

UC Davis

Saving the world, one bird at a time

Endangered Hummingbird Benefits from Conservation Efforts on Remote Island Chain

"The global population of the firecrown, a beautiful red hummingbird, is restricted to a small part of a single island, Isla Robinson Crusoe, in the Juan Fernández Archipelago off the coast of Chile. The island’s remaining forested habitat has been degraded by the presence of invasive plants and loss of native vegetation; the firecrown’s survival has been further compromised by the spread of feral cats. The species is in such peril that it has been recognized by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as one of the top global conservation priorities."

Oh that f'n f f'er

Limestone man accused of using restricted pesticide to kill birds

"A Limestone man has been indicted in federal court for allegedly using a restricted pesticide to kill migratory birds on his farm."

The more you tinker the worse it gets

Attempt to Control Invasive Species Backfires Spectacularly on an Antarctic Island

"The cats ate the birds until the humans killed the cats, but now the rabbits are out of control."