# American Bird Conservancy: Bold Actions for Birds Across the Americas

> Bold Action for Birds Across the Americas\. American Bird Conservancy takes action to conserve the habitats and birds that depend on each other for survival\.

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## Pages
- [Request for Proposals](https://abcbirds.org/request-for-proposals/)
- [Marine Program](https://abcbirds.org/where-we-work/oceans-islands/marine/)
- [Bid for Birds FAQs](https://abcbirds.org/bidforbirds/faqs2/)
- [Online Brand Kit](https://abcbirds.org/brand/)
- [Take Action](https://abcbirds.org/take-action/)

## Birds
- [Kaempfer's Woodpecker](https://abcbirds.org/birds/kaempfers-woodpecker/)
- [Waved Albatross](https://abcbirds.org/birds/waved-albatross/): While the Waved Albatross spends plenty of time riding air currents over the waves, its name actually derives from the wave\-like pattern on this bird's brown body plumage\. Like all members of the albatross family, including the Laysan and Black\-footed Albatrosses, this superlative glider spends most of its life over the open ocean\. It is the only albatross species restricted to the tropics\.
- [Northern Mockingbird](https://abcbirds.org/birds/northern-mockingbird/)
- [Peruvian Thick\-knee](https://abcbirds.org/birds/peruvian-thick-knee/)
- [Andean Cock\-of\-the\-rock](https://abcbirds.org/birds/andean-cock-of-the-rock/)

## Habitats
- [Arid Habitats](https://abcbirds.org/habitats/arid-habitats/): Despite the challenges of life in the desert, many bird species have made these habitats their home for at least a portion of the year\. 
- [Forest Habitats](https://abcbirds.org/habitats/forest/): Discover how forests support birds and learn about American Bird Conservancy’s work to conserve forest habitats throughout the Americas\.
- [Aquatic Habitats \- Oceans \& Freshwaters](https://abcbirds.org/habitats/aquatic-habitats/): Learn how birds use aquatic habitats from salt lakes to open oceans and find out about American Bird Conservancy’s work to safeguard these crucial environments\.
- [Urban \& Suburban Habitats](https://abcbirds.org/habitats/urban-habitats/): Discover the role of cities and suburbs in providing habitat for birds and learn from American Bird Conservancy how to make the urban areas and the built environment bird\-friendly\.
- [Grassland Habitats](https://abcbirds.org/habitats/grassland-habitats/): Grasslands, prairies, and savannas are home to birds experiencing rapid population declines, and the habitats themselves are endangered\. American Bird Conservancy works to conserve and restore grasslands throughout the Western Hemisphere\. 

## News \& Stories
- [Wind Turbines Deter Whooping Cranes From Stopover Sites, Study Confirms](https://abcbirds.org/news/wind-turbines-deter-whooping-cranes-from-stopover-sites-study-confirms/)
- [What’s the Deal with Duck Bills?](https://abcbirds.org/news/do-ducks-have-teeth/): If you've ever gotten a glimpse inside the beak of a bold duck or goose that approached you at a local park or elsewhere, you may have done a double take\. Were those … teeth?\! We're here to answer all of your questions about ducks' eating habits and shed light on those famously funny\-shaped beaks\.
- [Spooky Tips to Ensure Only Treats and No Tricks for Birds This Halloween](https://abcbirds.org/news/how-to-help-birds-during-halloween/): For birds, fall can certainly be a spooky time of year\. Many species wing their way south, some on epic journeys stretching thousands of miles, facing threats like window collisions, outdoor cats, hurricanes, and more along the way\. Even those that don't migrate great distances are preparing for months with fewer resources and harsher weather\.
- [New Study: Neonicotinoids Found to Drive Butterfly Declines More Than Any Other Environmental Variable](https://abcbirds.org/news/new-study-neonicotinoids-found-to-drive-butterfly-declines-more-than-any-other-environmental-variable/): A new study published in PLOS ONE indicates that agricultural insecticides are significantly contributing to the decline of Monarchs and other butterfly species across the American Midwest\. Using 17 years of land use, weather, multiple classes of pesticides, and butterfly survey data across 81 counties in 5 Midwestern states, researchers found that shifts in pesticide use are associated with an 8 percent decline in butterfly species diversity and individual population declines\. These findings include the decline of the migratory Monarch Butterfly, with insecticides contributing to a comparative decline of 33 percent\. Among the biggest culprits are seeds coated with neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” providing further scientific evidence that stricter regulations must be put in place to halt population declines of insect pollinators and the birds they sustain\.
- [How to Help Birds During Fall Migration](https://abcbirds.org/news/how-to-help-birds-during-fall-migration/): In North America, billions of birds are on the move for fall migration\. They will collectively fly billions of miles as they journey south to their nonbreeding ground in search of the food and warmth they need to make it through the year\. Some birds, like the Red\-winged Blackbird, only need to travel a short distance to find the resources they need\. Others, like the Arctic Tern, traverse the entire Western Hemisphere\.

## Solutions
- [Addressing Fisheries](https://abcbirds.org/solutions/addressing-fisheries/): Fisheries can be a major threat to seabirds, whether by overfishing or bycatch\. Explore American Bird Conservancy’s solutions to make fisheries safer for birds like albatrosses, shearwaters, and petrels\.
- [Restoring Habitat](https://abcbirds.org/solutions/restoring-habitat/): Habitat is home\. It's the foundation for birds' survival\. To reverse the massive decline of migratory birds, ABC works across vast landscapes in North America where many of our priority species breed\. Working closely with the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures \(JVs\) and other partners, we have improved more than 9\.7 million acres of bird habitats in the places where birds need us most — from the Great Lakes to the Chihuahuan Desert\.
- [Keep Cats Indoors](https://abcbirds.org/solutions/keep-cats-indoors/)
- [Creating and Maintaining Reserves](https://abcbirds.org/solutions/creating-reserves/): Birds are facing a suite of threats, but habitat loss and degradation are the main drivers of species extinctions and bird population declines\. Habitat that birds have used for thousands of years is suddenly changed or even gone\.
- [Preventing Glass Collisions](https://abcbirds.org/solutions/preventing-collisions/): Birds see the world differently than we do — it’s part of what makes them extraordinary flyers and navigators capable of migrating thousands of miles in the dark\. But they aren’t equipped to handle the maze of reflective windows in multi\-story buildings in our cities\. Nor can they see the crystal clear glass used in homes, schools, stores, and other buildings\. And although these structures are shorter, they pose the same threat to birds as the skyscrapers downtown\. More than 1 billion birds die from collisions with glass every year in the U\.S\. alone\. It’s a problem of a staggering scale, but it’s one we can solve together\.

## Staff 
- [Sebastian Cruz](https://abcbirds.org/staff/sebastian-cruz/)
- [Ravi Potharlanka](https://abcbirds.org/staff/ravi-potharlanka/)
- [Krista Lang](https://abcbirds.org/staff/krista-lang/)
- [Giovanny Suárez Espín](https://abcbirds.org/staff/giovanny-suarez-espin/)
- [Michelle Kaufman](https://abcbirds.org/staff/michelle-kaufman/)

## Strategies
- [Bird Collisions and Communications Towers](https://abcbirds.org/strategies/communications-towers/): Communication towers with steady\-burning lights lead to 7 million bird fatalities annually in North America\. Learn how American Bird Conservancy is encouraging safer practices for tower operators\.
- [Bird Saver: Conservation Priorities for the 2025 Farm Bill](https://abcbirds.org/strategies/bird-saver-conservation-priorities-for-the-2025-farm-bill/): American Bird Conservancy encourages bold policy solutions in the Farm Bill to conserve birds, restore habitats, and benefit people\.
- [Pesticides at Home](https://abcbirds.org/strategies/pesticides-at-home/): Learn about the impacts of commonly used pesticides, from rat poisons to insecticides, and how American Bird Conservancy is working to put harmful pesticides in the past\. 
- [Solutions for Homes](https://abcbirds.org/strategies/solutions-for-homes/): Find American Bird Conservancy’s recommendations for preventing birds from colliding with glass windows at home, including DIY approaches and a variety of products for different price ranges\.
- [Frequently Asked Questions About Birds and Glass](https://abcbirds.org/strategies/getting-clear-on-birds-and-glass/): Glass collisions kill vast numbers of birds in the United States each year\. Yet most Americans know little about this danger, and even fewer are aware of the solutions available to help prevent these deaths — fixes that in many cases are easy and inexpensive\.

## Threats
- [Pesticides \& Toxins](https://abcbirds.org/threats/pesticides-and-toxins/)
- [Fisheries](https://abcbirds.org/threats/fisheries/): The problems of bycatch and overfishing make fisheries a major threat to seabirds, the world’s most endangered bird group\. Discover American Bird Conservancy’s efforts to turn the tide for seabirds\.
- [Cats \& Invasive Species](https://abcbirds.org/threats/cats-invasive-species/)
- [Habitat Loss](https://abcbirds.org/threats/habitat-loss/): Habitat loss stands out as a threat to many birds, no matter where they are, whether they are resident or migratory species\. Find out how habitat loss plays out across the Americas and how American Bird Conservancy is working to stop it\. 
- [Plastics](https://abcbirds.org/threats/plastics/): Plastics pose an enormous threat to birds, and waterbirds are especially at risk\. Learn how American Bird Conservancy’s programs and advocacy are reducing plastics and helping birds\.

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://abcbirds.org/sitemap_index.xml)