Ruby-throated Hummingbird female. Photo by David O. Hill Mi abuelita stood in front of her colorful ofrenda for Día de Muertos. Her long black braid swayed to the rhythm of her favorite song, "El Sirenito," by Rigo Tovar. She sang along as she carefully moved around the jarritos filled with… Read more >>

https://youtu.be/M79DX49pO94 When I was about eight years old, my father began making a habit of taking me and my five-year-old brother into the pineapple fields above Waialua, Oʻahu on the weekends. Technically, we were trespassing on private land owned by the pineapple companies. Eventually we got into trouble for it,… Read more >>

Healing cannot occur without confluence – without a coming together of things. Canada Goose. Photo by Jordan E. Rutter I remember hearing the Sunday Mass bells ringing softly below the sounds of the belting geese. My family at once looked up half-expecting the pastor to announce, “You may be seated.”… Read more >>

Bird at dawn. Photo by Shaun Wilkinson/Shutterstock Dawn Songs: A Birdwatcher’s Field Guide to the Poetics of Migration is an anthology edited by Jamie K. Reaser and J. Drew Lanham. The book features lyrical reflections on humanity’s relationships with birds through the works of 60 writers. Proceeds from the book… Read more >>

Naamal De Silva conducting research in a mangrove forest. Photo courtesy of Naamal De Silva Over the next month, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) will publish a series of blog posts written by our 2022 Conservation and Justice Fellows on topics ranging from farmworker rights to the cultural importance of Hawaiian… Read more >>

https://youtu.be/NltT0BeIwJw Lay of the Land: Located on the island of Hawai‘i, the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve’s Palila Forest Discovery Trail — designed and supported with help from American Bird Conservancy (ABC) — goes through one of the largest remaining tracts of high-elevation dry forest remaining in the state. Accessible only via… Read more >>

Hardy Kern's backyard in Ohio. Photo by Amanda Carberry Hear the birds! Sniff the flowers! Drink some lemonade! Summer is in full swing here in Ohio, which means tons of time spent outdoors enjoying nature. Whether in your yard, on your fire escape, in a community garden, or throughout a… Read more >>

Golden eagle perched on the rim of the Snake River Gorge. Photo by Aldis Garsvo/USFWS American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is dedicated to mitigating the harmful impacts of human activity on bird habitats. This includes advocating for more transparency about how toxins put into the environment, including chemicals like insecticides and… Read more >>

Taking action to reduce pesticides can start in your own home and/or garden. Photo by Rosamund Parkinson/Shutterstock Around 1 billion pounds of conventional pesticides are sprayed and scattered each year in the United States, and many of these chemicals remain in soil and water for months or years, killing far… Read more >>

Bobolink. Photo by Larry Master, www.masterimages.org The Farm Bill, the United States’ largest source of funding for conservation, is up for revision this year. Drafts of the Farm Bill are being developed now by both Houses of Congress, though the new legislation probably won’t be completed until 2024. A lot… Read more >>