Spotted Sandpiper
Although the Spotted Sandpiper remains a regular sight across its range, its populations have declined by approximately 54 percent according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey.
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.
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...
ABC Delivers Big Wins for Birds at the State Level
While the U.S. federal government fuels and funds bird conservation work, American Bird Conservancy's advocacy goes beyond the halls of Congress. We take on strategic issues in state legislatures, where we find opportunities to advance bird and habitat conservation in meaningful, powerful ways. Thi...
SPLASh Coastal Cleanups Program Going Strong at 5 Years
This month, SPLASh (Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines) is celebrating its fifth year in action and the thousands of volunteers, students, and community partnerships helping create cleaner habitats for coastal birds and other wildlife. The program was launched in 2020 by American Bird Con...
Birds of Virginia: Waterbirds
Waterbirds are among Virginia's superlative birds, including some of the largest (pelicans and swans), most colorful (ducks), most ornamentally plumed (egrets and herons), and most exciting to watch (skimmers skimming, terns diving, ibises flapping over marshes at sunrise or sunset). Most are...
EPA Grant Boosts ABC's Push to Curb Gulf Coast Trash and Plastics
Plastics and other pollution pose a pervasive danger to birds and the environment. American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is ramping up efforts to address this threat along the Texas Gulf Coast, with support from a new grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Gulf of Mexico Trash-Free Water...
