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|  Southwest News  October 2026
Juniper Titmouse in a tree

Juniper Titmouse. Catherine Harris/Audubon Photography Awards 

Securing New Mexico's Water Future

Nature-based solutions play a key role in improving New Mexico’s climate resilience. A new report provides recommendations to help boost implementation.
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Crowd listens to speaker at podium

Opening remarks at the Bird-Friendly PHX community event. Photo: Danny Roper-Jones/Audubon 

Bringing People Together to Help Birds Thrive

Audubon Southwest and the City of Phoenix are bringing the community together around a shared vision: making Phoenix a place where birds can thrive. The Bird-Friendly PHX initiative invites residents to take simple actions at home and across the community to help birds. Learn more
Two Common Ravens in a tree

Common Raven. Karen Panagos/Audubon Photography Awards

October Bird of the Month: Meet the Common Raven 

This dark, dramatic, and delightfully clever bird is October’s Bird of the month! Highly intelligent and endlessly resourceful, this bird has it all. Behind the mysterious, black-feathered look is a playful, devoted bird frequently featured in art and folklore.  Meet the Common Raven
Flower with bee

Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon

October 10: Story Hive Celebration at Randall Davey Audubon Center 

Join us for guided art and writing projects centered on sustaining hope and caring for nature, each other, and ourselves. Add your art, notes, poetry, and stories to the new Story Hive, a permanent literary art sculpture in the center garden.  RSVP
Violinist at Festival

Violinist at Festival: Photo: Danny Roper-Jones/Audubon 

November 7: Birds, Beer, and Birdsong Community Festival

Join us at the Rio Salado Audubon Center for a free community festival on November 7! Celebrate sustainable food, beer, music, and our shared connections to birds and other wildlife.  RSVP
Two Burrowing Owls

Burrowing Owls. Shirley Donald/Audubon Photography Awards 

Burrowing Owl Relocation Volunteer Days in Arizona

Once common throughout the West, Burrowing Owls are being displaced due to development, but we can help! Audubon Southwest is offering four volunteer opportunities this fall, beginning November 7. Sign up for one or all! No experience is necessary. Tools and gloves are provided. Supervised children 8 years or older are welcome.   Sign Up
Frogs in pond

Chiricahua Leopard Frog. Photo: Steve Prager/Audubon

Watch Research Ranch Fellow Webinar Series 

We recently wrapped up the 2026 Appleton-Whittell Research Fellow Webinar Series. The recordings are available here! Take this unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of one of the Southwest's premier field research stations and learn about how this year’s fellows are furthering science key to the conservation of southwestern grassland ecosystems.   Watch here
Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren Photo: Donald Quintana/Audubon Photography Awards 

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Updates featuring local chapters in Arizona and New Mexico
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