National Audubon Society

To everyone celebrating, happy 4th of July! It's only fitting to look to the Bald Eagle today, a cultural and spiritual symbol of freedom, democracy, environmentalism. That Bald Eagles today can be found in 49 of the 50 United States is a sign that conservation works when people come together. Once on the brink of extinction, Audubon and bird lovers like you helped win DDT bans and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Now, more than 200,000 Bald Eagles fly across our skies! It's a reminder of the significance of conservation work for both birds and people.

Do you love spending time on the beach or the water? Share the love with our coastal birds by giving them the space they need to nest, rest, and feed. Here are some easy steps we can all take to be good shorebird stewards: 🐦 Give birds plenty of space. Keep your distance from roped-off areas and avoid walking through spaces where you see birds feeding, resting, or nesting—walk around them instead. 🐶 Leash your dog. All dogs are good dogs, but to a tiny shorebird, a dog looks like a predator. If pets are permitted on the beach, keep them leashed and away from birds. 🎆 Make the skies a safe space. On days like the 4th of July, attend a municipal fireworks show instead of lighting your own on the beach. Yake our pledge to be a bird-friendly beachgoer this summer by giving coastal birds their space: bit.ly/4vJdDXb

This is a big weekend on Florida's coastline, not only for holiday celebrations, but for nesting sea and shorebirds. 🐣 Please, share the shore! Huge thank you to our coastal team and volunteers for planning to be out on the beaches to educate visitors and monitor these vulnerable avian families.

It's the end of the month, and that means that the next edition of Audubon's official LinkedIn Newsletter, Wings & Wins is dropping! This one's got a lot of Canadian content, with birds that connect us across the Americas, a great summer roadtrip, and the birdiest Pride outings we know of. As always, subscribe for a hand-picked selection of all the best work in conservation, climate, and more, sent directly to your inbox every month!

Congratulations to Audubon Connecticut's 2026 Environmental Leadership Award winners: Vice President of Global Sustainability for Pepsi Roberta Barbieri and award-winning journalist Anne W. Semmes. Roberta has spent her career championing the role of global companies as a force for positive environmental change. Locally, her service to Woodcock Nature Center and her town's Conservation Commission help protect the land and water that birds and wildlife depend upon. Anne is an award-winning journalist and producer, current writer for the Greenwich Sentinel, and author of the newly-published book, "Extraordinary Lives of Greenwich."

The fourth and final episode of Birds on the Move—Andean Valleys—is out! Subscribe now to https://lnkd.in/ee4v-2-R to see it! The four-part documentary series tracks bird migration and the people and places it touches. This episode highlights the science that Audubon supports in Colombia, the most bird-rich country on Earth, and throughout the Western Hemisphere to meet birds’ needs at every stop along their yearly migratory journeys.

Birds reveal the health of our planet! Hear more from our CEO Elizabeth Gray, Ph.D. at London Climate Action Week.

Across geographies, ideologies, and languages, birds are a unifying force—they connect people. Audubon CEO Elizabeth Gray, Ph.D. recently spoke with Eye on Sun Valley about how we can use these connections to inspire powerful conservation action led by birds, but good for all wildlife and people, too.