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Great Egret Society

The Great Egret Society is a group of 探花精选鈥檚 most passionate donors who help protect and defend birds with generous contributions of $500 or more annually. We are incredibly grateful for this outstanding level of support.

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  • 探花精选鈥檚 Birds and Offshore Wind: Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need. You can view a recording of .
  • The Magic of Migration at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, with Sanctuary Director Keith Laakkonen. Watch a recording of . 
  • 探花精选鈥檚 Bird Migration Explorer webinar (MidAtlantic).  on how to use this online tool to learn more about the heroic annual journeys made by over 450 bird species, and the challenges they face along the way.
  • What鈥檚 good for birds is also good for climate change mitigation. Learn more in our latest report on Natural Climate Solutions.
  • Explore the 2025 探花精选 Photography Awards winners鈥攏ow featuring Chile and Colombia. Check them out here.

Great Egret Society Impact Reports

If you鈥檇 like to view more reports showing 探花精选鈥檚 impact over the years, please visit our report hub.

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Birds on the Move
White-crowned Sparrows
Birds on the Move

Nearly 350 探花精选 members describe a favorite fall migration story.

The Joy of Being a Bird Ambassador
A woman and child birding together
The Joy of Being a Bird Ambassador

More than 300 探花精选 members described a time when they introduced others to the wonderful world of birds.

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Birders Flock to the Land of Many Lakes
November 05, 2014 — The head of Michigan 探花精选 is turning birding into a serious business.
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What Happens When Birds Get Drunk?
October 09, 2014 — If they don't sober up before they fly, the outcomes can be deadly. Thankfully, humans can help.
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Can Birds Go Bald?
September 16, 2014 — Come late summer, you may see bald birds hanging around your feeders. Here's why.
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King Bird
July 23, 2014 — Neil Hayward spent most of 2013 crisscrossing the continent on a quest to see as many bird species as he could in a calendar year. When it was all over, he鈥檇 seen more than anyone鈥揺ver鈥揳nd broken the Big Year record.
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Duck Dynasty
July 14, 2014 — Of canvases and Canvasbacks: a look inside the high-stakes, duck-obsessed world of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
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Tracking Wildlife From Space
July 09, 2014 — Meg Crofoot is taking wildlife investigations out of this world.
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EPA's Gutsy Move to Slash Power Plant Carbon Is a Win for People and Birds
June 02, 2014 — New EPA regulations would rein in carbon pollution from coal plants.
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Clever Galapagos Finches Use Cotton to Thwart Bugs
May 12, 2014 — If you give a Darwin鈥檚 finch a cotton ball infused with insecticide, it will use that piece of fluff as a weapon to combat parasites.
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Walking With Penguins
May 09, 2014 — With her shepherd鈥檚 crook made of rebar, researcher 鈥淗urricane Dee鈥 Boersma still rules鈥攁nd Argentina鈥檚 Magellanic penguins still follow.
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Why the Passenger Pigeon Went Extinct
April 17, 2014 — And whether it can, and should, be brought back to life a century after it disappeared.
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