Twelve unbiased chapters function inside the Audubon Southwest area. Take into account becoming a member of a chapter near you to take part in bird-related occasions close to you and have interaction on native points. Learn on for present chapter highlights!
Sonoran Audubon Society’s Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Survey Interns Start Work
The 2026 Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo survey interval started on June 15, and 4 new of us grew to become educated and started their summer time internship by collaborating in surveys on the Agua Fria Nationwide Monument in central Arizona, and within the Tres Rios space in South Phoenix. All groups reported that habitat circumstances are higher than final yr and most transects reported observations of Yellow-billed Cuckoos. Learn more about our work here.
Prescott Audubon Society’s Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Surveyors Welcome New Leaders
Many because of Dave Frechette for + 10 years of service coordinating cuckoo surveys within the Prescott space, totally on the Verde River and its tributaries. This yr, Dave stepped down after a protracted and profitable tenure, and we welcome Kurt and Martha Baden as new coordinators. They are often reached concerning all issues cuckoo within the Prescott space at ybcusurveyprescott@gmail.com.
Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society Members Help Forest Stewards with Fireshed Hen Research
Chapter members joined a group of eight folks organized by Santa Fe’s Forest Stewards Guild to conduct chicken surveys in forest areas both just lately handled or scheduled to be thinned or burned. The goal of this multi-year research is to decide the consequences of forest administration methods on chicken variety, totally on nesting birds. Comparable research elsewhere have typically discovered a decline in chicken variety quickly after forest remedies, adopted by a rise in chicken variety over time. You possibly can evaluation a abstract of preliminary information collected from monitoring efforts in 2023 and 2025 here ,or on the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition webpage.
Audubon Chapters Nationwide Increase Consciousness of Farm Invoice
Do you know that the Farm Invoice is the nation’s single largest funding in voluntary conservation on non-public lands? The 2026 reauthorization is a essential alternative to strengthen this system and guarantee continued advantages to birds, and chapters nationwide are utilizing the chance to interact their native communities. Many because of Audubon Southwest’s chapters for taking over the decision to motion! Check out the flyer and view an overview of what Audubon is asking for in the 2026 Farm Bill.
