Jordan E. Rutter

Director of Communications

Jordan is a life-long birder with a passion for connecting others to the natural world through birds. With an M.Sc. in conservation biology from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and over ten years of experience in the ornithology field, she has a strong science background that helps her better understand current bird research. Having managed the digital communications for other bird organizations has aided in her science communication and outreach to non-technical audiences. Jordan also enjoys nature photography and gardening.

News & Stories Jordan is Working On

A Golden-backed Mountain Tanager perches among vegetation.

Despite Headwinds, a Year of Results for Bird Conservation

Despite uncertainties with federal funding and ongoing environmental rollbacks in 2025, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) stayed focused on our mission, steadfast in our principles, and achieved heartening progress for birds and their habitats across the Americas — helping endangered birds avoid ext...
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Dec 12, 2025

ABC Team
A bright blue Cerulean Warbler perched on a branch of rain covered leaves in soft overcast light. Photo by Ray Hennessy

Forests at Work for People and Birds

For many birds, forests are nest sites and nurseries, territories, and rest stops. They provide the abundant resources that help birds survive and raise their young successfully. They do much of the same for people. Forests perform many essential ecosystem services that go unnoticed, like absorb...
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Dec 11, 2025

Forestry

Keeping Up with Swallow-tailed Kites

Much about Swallow-tailed Kite migration is a mystery, but tracking technology is shedding light on the timing and routes of their movements, allowing researchers and conservationists to keep up with individual kites when they are on the wing. In 2019, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Internation...
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Dec 11, 2025

Forestry
Swallow-tailed Kite sitting in tree. Photo by Larry Master, masterimages.org

Chasing “Paper” Kites

A giant paper company and its mill might seem antithetical to the cause of bird conservation. Yet today, International Paper (IP) plays a growing role in this arena. It belongs to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the wood it buys from landowners and forestry companies must meet sustain...
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Dec 11, 2025

Bird Conservation Magazine

Birds of Interest