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New York Gov. Hochul has signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act! ABC advocated for this legislation, which will phase out harvest of horseshoe crabs over 3 years, with a full ban in 2029. The crab's eggs are a vital food source for Red Knots & other shorebirds. riverheadlocal.com/2025/12/20/h...
December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
✨ Steal the Look: Resplendent Quetzal

🔴 Holiday party incoming, and the party doesn't start ‘til I fly in.
🎄 Happy Holidaying from the ABC team!

Learn more in our bird library:
bit.ly/44z4Yen
December 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the latest round of sage grouse plans. Urge Congress to restore ESA protections for the Greater Sage-Grouse, maintain critical conservation funding & uphold a strong Endangered Species Act. Act now: act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🔴❄️ Steal the Look: Northern Female Cardinal

It’s that time of year! The LL Beak catalogue has arrived in the mail and we are feeling warm and toasty.
🔥 Speaking of warm and toasty... Are those S'mores ingredients!?
☕ Don’t mind if I do.
Learn more:
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December 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
🎶 If you’ve ever heard “Ohhh sweet Canada, Canada, Canada…” drifting through winter trees, you’ve met the White-throated Sparrow.
This backyard favorite sports bold head stripes, a crisp white throat, & bright yellow lores for a color pop!

Learn more:
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December 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🔴 Keep the Endangered Species Act strong!
The federal government has proposed 4 new rules that would weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) — one of the most effective laws we have to prevent extinction.
⏰ The comment period closes soon.

Take Action:
bit.ly/4aRREFC
December 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🎉 We’re so pleased to share that American Bird Conservancy has once again earned the highest honors from the nation’s leading charity evaluators.
💯 For the thirteenth year in a row, Charity Navigator awarded ABC its highest Four-Star rating.

Read more:
bit.ly/48W5SD0
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🎁 Win your holiday gift exchange — put a bird on it!

Order by 11:59pm PT tonight (Dec 3) for delivery by Dec 24.
Pick your gift:
🔴 Bringing Back the Birds book
🟢 ABC Hummingbird Cap
Memberships include discounts, magazines, event invites, and more!
🎄 Gift an ABC Membership:
bit.ly/442Agdh
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🗣️ Hey you! Buried in Giving Tuesday asks? Come perch with us.
🌳 Birds need trees, & habitat loss is their #1 threat. That’s why ABC turns Giving Tuesday into Giving TREESDAY!
🎁 $20 = 2 trees
🎁 $100+ = Helps conserve an acre

Support ABC to plant trees:
bit.ly/48MQbPq
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🎶 Say “Bob-white!” if you love quail!

🟤 The Northern Bobwhite is a grassland bird that prefers running to flying, vanishing into brush at lightning speed.
🍂 Conservation efforts are helping them bounce back from habitat loss & pesticides.

Learn more:
bit.ly/47Sq09V
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🌲 Why do trees matter for birds? Let’s branch out!

📉 Forests support over 75% of all bird species — yet we lose millions of acres every year.
📈 It’s time to ROOT for trees — healthy forests mean healthy birds. We’ll LEAF it at that!

🌲More “TREEquently” asked questions:
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December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🪁 Meet our sky-surfing bird of the week: the Mississippi Kite — a gray raptor w/ red eyes & wings built to hover mid-air.
🦗 Also called the “hovering kite” and “locust eater,” they feed on flying insects & are vulnerable to pesticides.

Hear their call:
bit.ly/4if1bbE
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
‼️📰 Today, the federal government announced major changes that would weaken the Endangered Species Act.
🚨 These changes would put birds like Hawai’i’s ‘I’iwi at risk, removing protections from threatened species and their habitats.

Read ABC’s statement:
bit.ly/44kJIsp
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Steal the Look: Lewis’s Woodpecker

Leave my house after 6pm? The audacity.
🌙 With Daylight Savings & dropping temps, I’m taking my self-care cues straight from the Lewis’s Woodpecker.
🔥 Tonight is going to be gloriously forgettable.

Learn more:
bit.ly/4r1UXjq
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Introducing our #BirdoftheWeek, the rule-breaking Lewis’s Woodpecker!

🔴🟢⚪⚫ With a red face, pink belly, green back & silver-gray collar, they catch insects mid-air & store acorns for winter.
Found in western U.S. & Canada.

🪰 Learn more in our bird library:
abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🍂📖☕ We’re buggin’ out over our newest Bird Conservation issue — and we know you will, too!

🪶 The final issue of the year is one to savor with inspiring stories, stunning design, and phenomenal photographs.

Not an ABC Member? We welcome you to enjoy the digital version:
abcbirds.org/MagPeek
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🪶 Birds fill our lives with color and song — but many species are disappearing fast. How can we turn wonder into action?

Join host @jerutter.bsky.social and ABC experts for a free webinar on Nov 19 | 4–5 PM ET to explore how.
📍 Zoom (Register for the recording if you can’t attend!)
bit.ly/4hRnK5S
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🌲 High up in the boreal forest lives the Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also known as the “Whiskyjack,” from the Algonquin Wisakedjak — a benevolent trickster spirit in several First Nations stories.

❄️ Learn how this #BirdoftheWeek outsmarts winter in our bird library:
bit.ly/3WEM1CH
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🪽 Help birds thrive — and receive a beautiful thank you from artist & bestselling author Amy Tan!

Join American Bird Conservancy with a gift of $35+ to receive a signed 5x7 print from her #1 NYT bestseller “The Backyard Bird Chronicles.”
🎁 Limited prints — claim yours today!
bit.ly/43h1o80
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🚨 Massachusetts: Protect coastal wildlife!
Bill H.898 would ban harvesting horseshoe crabs for bait — a vital step to save this ancient species and the shorebirds that depend on their eggs.
Urge legislators to support H.898 by Tuesday, Oct 21st!
Take action:
act.abcbirds.org/a/take-actio...
October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🐜 Meet the Velvety Black-Tyrant, Brazil’s endemic insect hunter!
Glossy black with red eyes, they snatch insects midair or from leaves. Females lead nesting while males guard & feed chicks. Populations are stable, but face habitat loss.

Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/velvety...
October 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🪶 Steal the look: Northern Bobwhite

🍁 This fit says: I touch grass, I reflect, & I move at Birkenstock speed…, which is just slow enough to notice every migrating warbler this Fall.

Love Bobwhites? RSVP for our FREE webinar:
act.abcbirds.org/a/northern-b...
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🌋 #BirdoftheWeek: the Lava Gull, the world’s rarest gull
With just 600 – 800 birds, all in the Galápagos, these dusky seabirds keep their dark hood year-round & blend into volcanic shores.
🪹 Fierce nest defenders & opportunistic eaters

Learn more:
abcbirds.org/bird/lava-gu...
October 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🪰 Meet our #BirdoftheWeek: the Black Phoebe
This tail-bobbing flycatcher hangs near water, snapping insects midair.
🌎 Range: western U.S. to South America (~5M & rising).
🎵 Listen for their “tee-hee, tee-hoo”!

abcbirds.org/bird/black-p...
October 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🌎 Happy #WorldHabitatDay!
Birds can’t thrive without healthy forests, grasslands & wetlands — but these vital habitats are disappearing fast.

At ABC, we’re restoring & protecting spaces birds need to survive.
Support this work by joining today:
abcbirds.org/HelpBirds
October 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM