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Brittany Salmons

Communications Associate

Articles by Brittany Salmons

Get a Bird’s Eye View of this Year’s Coastal Nesting Season
Coast

Get a Bird’s Eye View of this Year’s Coastal Nesting Season

— Audubon's coastal sanctuaries saw another generation of baby birds into the world. With new projects on the horizon, we’ll be better equipped to help them survive.
See How Black Skimmers Are Faring this Summer
Coast

See How Black Skimmers Are Faring this Summer

— Since 2014, waterbird surveys have shown a decline in nesting Black Skimmer pairs. Here’s how they're doing this summer.
Trail Cam Reveals Harsh Realities of Life as a Piping Plover
Coast

Trail Cam Reveals Harsh Realities of Life as a Piping Plover

— A Piping Plover pair has made Lea-Hutaff home this year but as our trail camera shows, life is anything but easy for these and other nesting coastal birds.
Midseason Coastal Nesting Update: Baby Birds Get New Bling
Coast

Midseason Coastal Nesting Update: Baby Birds Get New Bling

— Thousands of birds have been banded and colonial waterbirds counted as summer heats up. Now it’s the public’s turn to help by reporting their sightings.
Inside this Year’s Big Colonial Waterbird Count
Coast

Inside this Year’s Big Colonial Waterbird Count

— From Currituck to the Cape Fear, biologists are scouring the coast this summer for a sweeping waterbird census.
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