Who’s That Bird, This Year’s Best Bird Photos, and Your Bird Journey
                                                               
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Joy of Birds | September 2025

What's Your Bird Journey?

Bird migration connects people, wildlife, and habitats across the hemisphere. To celebrate this awe-inspiring phenomenon—and our 120th anniversary—we want to hear about your own journey with birds. Post a video of you sharing your story on Instagram using the hashtag #MyBirdJourney or #AvesPorLoAlto and tagging @audubonsociety for a chance to be featured in social media content or on our website. Submissions will be accepted until November 10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Learn more and share your bird journey here! ([link removed])
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This Year’s Top 100 Bird Photos

With so many incredible images from the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards, we can’t just stop at the winners and honorable mentions. Check out our 100 favorite photos from this year's entries that capture the beauty of birds and—for the first time—feature photographers from Chile and Colombia. Be sure to read the story behind each shot, too! Browse the Top 100 photo gallery ([link removed]).
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Guess the Bird with 3 Clues!

Will you fall for our latest round of “Who’s That Bird?” Using the silhouetted image above and the three hints below, can you name this bird?

* Clue #1: This mystery bird’s signature hunting strategy is the high dive, plunging headlong into the water in pursuit of fish.
* Clue #2: Contrary to common lore, these birds do not store fish in their beaks.
* Clue #3: From 1970 until 2009, this bird was listed as an endangered species after falling victim to DDT, a pesticide that caused birds to produce thin eggshells. 

Here’s a bonus hint: This bird’s four-letter banding code, which researchers often use as shorthand for species’ names, is BRPE. Click here to learn more about this bird and reveal the answer. ([link removed])
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How to Help Others Quickly Locate a Bird in a Tree

Everyone has had that experience. You've either been the person that can't find the bird or the one that is desperately trying to explain where it is. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can help others locate birds with these handy pointers ([link removed]).
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You Can Bring Joy to Birds, Too

We hope you enjoyed this month’s newsletter! Because of bird lovers like you, we can protect the places birds need and bring birds back. Help us give some joy back to birds—donate now ([link removed]).

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