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From beaches to badlands, we’re protecting birds throughout the Western Hemisphere. Help us do more!
where 20+ years of bold action, focus on results, and partnership are bringing back the birds across the Western Hemisphere. Our mission is clear: to conserve native birds and their habitats across the Americas. In doing so, we benefit not only American birds but all other species as well.
Our fearless approach to conservation drives all that we do, and the results are measurable. We’ve made significant strides to safeguard rare birds, conserve important bird habitat, reduce top threats to birds, and build an Americas-wide community of bird conservationists.
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Tracking songbirds provides invaluable conservation insights. See how it's done.
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With our partners, we're protecting places migratory birds need most.
"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." - Edward Abbey #WednesdayWisdom (View of the Antisanilla Reserve by Enrique Ortiz. Antisanilla is managed by our partner Fundacion de Conservacion Jocotoco)
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“Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.” - Stewart Udall. ABC bird reserves protect birds, as well as watersheds, forests, and much more: https://abcbirds.org/program/reserves/ (Photo of Fasciated Tiger-heron by Glenn Bartley Nature Photography)
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Connecting with bird conservation starts with what you see around you. Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center's Urban Nestwatch program introduces urban and surburban kids to the birds that live in their neighborhoods. http://insider.si.edu/2017/06/urban-nestwatch-bird-hand-awakens-lifetime-wildlife-awareness/
Firm though it was, Kaitlyn Wilson’s gentle grip on the rust-brown female cardinal didn’t stop the bird from twisting its head around to deliver a …
Urban Nestwatch: A bird in the hand awakens a lifetime of wildlife awareness
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“When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” - Aldo Leopold. Here's why we conserve birds: https://abcbirds.org/about/mission-and-strategy/why-conserve-birds/ (Photo of White-tailed Ptarmigan by Glenn Bartley Nature Photography)
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A small bird is making a big comeback on an Illinois prairie, thanks to the hard work of conservationists and local communities to restore grassland habitat.
It's a small, loner of a bird, whose coloring, diet and song are somewhat unremarkable. But its return to Orland Park is big news.
On a wing and a prairie plan, Henslow's sparrow makes a comeback
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