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Climate Watch Bird Surveys Commence May 15 
Looking for an opportunity to make your bird sightings meaningful to ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s climate scientists? Consider adopting a Climate Watch plot and visiting it once between May 15-June 15 in search of target species that have been identified as indicators of environmental shifts. Observers follow a simple protocol and submit data on smart phones either through ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s app or eBird. Learn more here. 

Desert Rivers ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Featured in Birds on the Move Video Series
Check out the penultimate episode of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s four-part Birds on the Move video series  to learn about the importance of desert rivers to migratory birds. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Southwest staff shares important aspects of our work, and the  is featured for their new Motus tower at the   Thank you to Past-president Theona Vyvial for discussing tower project, which was funded in part by an ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Action grant from the Spring 2024 cycle! 

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Leadership Conference 2028 
The next ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Leadership Conference will be March 30 to April 2, 2028 in Orlando, Florida. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Leadership Conference brings together leaders in conservation from across the hemisphere. Everyone from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ staff, partners, campus and community chapters, donors, and Indigenous leaders come together to respond to the greatest challenges facing birds, people, and the planet.  to see the energy, connection, and momentum generated by conservation leaders working together. Chapters - interested in helping brainstorm for 2028?  Please get in touch at leadershipconference@audubon.org.