American Bird Conservancy

🪶 Conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Hi everyone, @JeRutter here, ABC's Director of Communications.
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Yesterday, a Hairy Woodpecker collided with my neighbor's window. I transported the bird to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator (https://t.co/ZS6OFmkLk4).

Learn how to prevent collisions:
https://t.co/wZ9h5SldzW

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Birds need us — and we need them!
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The Together for Birds program at ABC celebrates the deep connection between people & birds.
The challenges facing birds are too complex to solve alone. We need to work together!

More:
https://t.co/nXsjCyf2bJ
Apply:
https://t.co/PTqOtox3k4

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

On Friday, the Department of the Interior finalized new Endangered Species Act regulations that change how species are listed and protected.
The rules make it harder to designate "critical habitat" for listed species.

Read ABC’s statement:
https://t.co/wRwvYVtMtR

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

American Bird Conservancy and our longtime partner Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos (ECOAN) are partnering with IDB Invest to strengthen the Northern Peru Birding Route.
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Learn how:
https://t.co/7XwgxVISNH

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

☀️ Warm weather has arrived for many of us across North America, so it’s a good thing we’ve been stockpiling outfit inspiration all year long — with a little help from our (bird) friends.

Which one are you?
Which bird-inspired look should we do next?
https://t.co/Un5NTsCY36

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Lost bird? Not anymore!
The Ghana Cuckooshrike has been documented for the first time in 13 years by IBCP researchers Stephanie Bartlett & Paulo Ditzel.

Read the story:
https://t.co/kWpn3cJmTI

@Rewild and @BirdLife_News

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

From their fiery orange hairdos to circling up in dance-offs, the party doesn’t start until the Andean Cock-of-the-rock leks in.
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During breeding season, males dance and chatter away to impress visiting females.
Learn more:
https://t.co/IIw3PmHpkk

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Too hot to handle? Not for Texas birders!
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Our Gulf Coast team recently joined the Hotter than Hell Big Day, a local birding competition hosted by the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council to support local conservation efforts.
📸 Photos by Anna Deichmann and Sarah Belles

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

🤔 Can we go beyond identifying birds to… identifying WITH them?

After finding an injured fledgling on the ground, Melissa Groo spent weeks helping the bird recover. She discovered that the bird was unmistakably an individual.

Read the full story:
https://t.co/qYklGXs1Co

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Ahhhh, the sweet sounds of splishin’ & splashin’.
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Feeling the heat? Backyard birds are feeling it, too!
Help birds stay cool this summer by providing a shallow birdbath with 1-2 inches of fresh water.
Place it in a shady spot, keep it clean, & check the water level daily!

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

The more the merrier? When it comes to trees, "knot" always!

🌳 Meet the landowners who are restoring forests by embracing the natural processes with which these ecosystems evolved.

Read the full story by Jesse Greenspan:
https://t.co/Na5nxPWboh

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

🏴‍☠️ YO-HO, YO-HO... This seabird wants your lunch!

The Pomarine Jaeger has “worked” hard for their reputation as a pirate. Chasing gulls & other birds until they drop — or regurgitate — their catch. Scientists call this strategy kleptoparasitism.
More:
https://t.co/8sFgqRGQBy

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its final regulation altering the definition of "harm" under the ESA. The revised definition largely excludes habitat impacts and will make it much more challenging to conserve endangered species. More: https://t.co/wRwvYVtMtR

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Can we turn the tide for seabirds?
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Hosted by @jerutter, this free webinar will have insights from Sebastián Cruz & Sea McKeon (AbcBirds Marine), Anthony Porter, and Alex Wegmann (@nature_org).

Can't join us? Register and we'll send you the recording:
https://t.co/Ca0wo5yFvc

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

🗞️ Hot off the perch! Fresh from the nest!

Fully fledged! It's the Spring 2026 issue of Bird Conservation in digital form.

Let us know your favorite story!
https://t.co/I6ZuvBQZoD

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

🌿 Let’s talk about the salt of the Earth, the real MVP of salt… Salt Marshes!

Watch the video to learn how the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture and partners are helping conserve these vital habitats:
https://t.co/Oix3VIKGEk

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

🌳 A 14,000-acre wildlife refuge is protecting critical habitat for the São Paulo Marsh Antwren.
This is possible through the Municipality of Salesópolis in partnership with SAVE Brasil, @RainforestTrust, ABC, & generous donors:
https://t.co/1orx9iaiKH

📷: José Eduardo Camargo

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

A bridge over troubled water? No need! The Harlequin Duck is right at home bobbing in waves.
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Despite being built tough, they have a surprisingly squeaky mouse-like call to communicate with each over the roar of rapids & crashing surf.
🐭 *Squeak
More:
https://t.co/NjjUWNX7IW

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Steal the Look: Harlequin Duck
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This Independence Day, we're inspired by their dedication to the shoreline.
Urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act:
https://t.co/DWxf6roQyA

[American Bird Conservancy @ABCbirds]

Beach, please... watch where you're flocking!

Seabirds and shorebirds including American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Least Terns, and Snowy and Wilson's Plovers nest right on the sand, making them easy to miss.

🏖️ Tips to share the shore:
https://t.co/KhjF3INdNE