Birds

We love them. We respect them. Help us protect them and their habitats.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak banded during spring migration Photo: Curt Hart

"Why do birds matter?” is one of those questions like “What is love?” or “Why are we here?” or even “Is there a God?” Unanswerable, I think, by logic. One could cite facts like, birds eat lots of harmful insects, charm us at our feeders, or challenge us to learn their field marks, molts, and names both common and scientific. But perhaps the answer lies deeper. Since the beginning birds have lifted our eyes to the skies. They’ve shown us we’re not gravity’s slave, that flight is possible and limitless. It can hover and soar, dive and display, and take us from one end of the planet to the other in a single, impossible burst of energy and purpose. Inspiration is the gift birds have given us from the start. But now they give us a question as well. Like the canary in the mine, they hold the planet up to us like a mirror and ask: “Can you not see that if we pass away, soon you will as well?” That’s a good question, and since birds pose it, they matter a lot.

Wes Craven, Hollywood director

Injured Wildlife Contacts
Birds

Injured Wildlife Contacts

If you come across an injured animal, review these tips before interfering.

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Bird Checklist for Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
Birds

Bird Checklist for Strawberry Plains Audubon Center

See how many of our 200+ documented species you can spot!

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Watch List Species
Watch List Birds of Strawberry Plains

Watch List Species of SPAC

Through the restoration and stewardship of our landscape, Strawberry Plains has created and enhanced habitat to provide residence for 24 Watch List species on the 3,000+ acres of land under our management.

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Hummingbird Migration & Nature Celebration
Programs & Events

Hummingbird Migration & Nature Celebration

Join us September 9th - 11th, 2016 for Audubon's biggest nature celebration.

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Bird-Friendly Communities
Bird-Friendly Communities

Bird-Friendly Communities

For over a decade, Strawberry Plains Audubon Center has provided the blueprint for Creating Bird-Friendly Communities through our Native Plant Nursery and expert consultation.

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Birds at Our Center

Indigo Bunting

Latin:  Passerina cyanea

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American Woodcock

Latin:  Scolopax minor

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Prothonotary Warbler

Latin:  Protonotaria citrea

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Bald Eagle

Latin:  Haliaeetus leucocephalus

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Wild Turkey

Latin:  Meleagris gallopavo

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Common Yellowthroat

Latin:  Geothlypis trichas

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Belted Kingfisher

Latin:  Megaceryle alcyon

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Louisiana Waterthrush

Latin:  Parkesia motacilla

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