Audubon New York 
Grassland Bird Conservation Program
Several grassland bird populations are rapidly declining and even approaching extirpation in significant portions of their ranges in New York State.
Data from the Breeding Bird Survey indicate that populations of Henslow's Sparrows have decreased by over 99% in New York, and
Grasshopper Sparrow populations have decreased by 97%. The Bobolink, still New York's most ubiquitous grassland bird, has experienced
population declines of approximately 50% across its range. Habitat loss,
fragmentation and deterioration are the main culprits.
Audubon New York has focused its conservation effort on regions of the state that have the highest likelihood of sustaining grassland bird populations on a long-term basis and where conservation efforts are most likely to be effective.
Coastal Bird Conservation Program
Perhaps no single type of habitat on earth is more important to birds and more threatened than the coastal environment. For some of the same
reasons the coast is so attractive to birds it is also the preferred home for human life, and today the rate at which it is developed and occupied
for human use is unparalleled. Bird species and populations are declining or now absent from places they were once present or abundant.
Audubon New York's Long Island Bird Conservation Program focuses its efforts on beach nesting birds and their conservation issues. Long Island supports nearly 400 breeding pairs of Piping Plovers that make up approximately 30% of the Atlantic Coast population and over 10% of the global population. Despite these numbers, the Piping Plover remains vulnerable and has been declared threatened by the Endangered Species Act.
The Montezuma Audubon Center
The Montezuma Audubon Center is Audubon New York's first education facility in central New York, an important part of the network of Audubon Centers,
and a new resource for educating residents and tourists about one of New York's greatest wildlife resources. Terry is pleased to be a sponsor of its
annual Wildlife Festival.
Vermont Center for Ecostudies 
Wintering Ecology of Bobolinks
The Bobolink is a unique species for its size, making one of the longest annual migrations of the New World passerines, a 12,000 mile round-trip between North and South America. The avian and conservation
communities have acknowledged that a holistic approach to conservation of Neotropical migrant birds requires increased attention to the ecology of species during their nonbreeding season.
The main objective of this project is to determine Bobolink distribution, habitat use, and foraging ecology in the winter, in order to assess the potential conservation threats to populations. The project includes a special focus on Bobolink use of rice fields. Working with collaborators in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina, VCE is advancing our knowledge of Bobolink wintering ecology with the ultimate goal of developing specific conservation recommendations in South America.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
The Friends of Blackwater
Our Wild Goose Chase, a one day ride for cyclists of all abilities, celebrates the beauty of critical
habitat at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Blackwater was originally established in 1933 as a haven for
ducks and geese migrating along the Atlantic Flyway.
Blackwater is also a home to several troubled species including the American bald eagle, the endangered Delmarva fox squirrel, and
the migrant peregrine falcon.
The Refuge is host to the largest breeding population of bald eagles on the East Coast, north of Florida.
The Friends of Blackwater is a nonprofit citizens support group founded in 1987, assisting Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland and the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex in carrying out their educational, interpretive, and public use missions. As federal budgets shrink, groups like the Friends of Blackwater are more essential than ever in helping to protect treasures such as Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Montezuma Wetlands Complex
The Montezuma Muckrace
Organized by Audubon New York and the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex, the
Muckrace is a 24-hour birding competition that raises money for bird conservation projects within Montezuma. The Montezuma Wetlands Complex is a 34,000-acre region at the northern
end of New York's Cayuga Lake that is one of the most important places for birds in North America. Montezuma is a major migration stopover for waterfowl,
shorebirds, and landbirds and provides breeding habitat for several species of conservation concern, including Bald Eagles and Cerulean Warblers.
Designated as an Audubon Important Bird Area of global significance, the Complex is a hub of bird conservation activity and research. Terry is
proud to be a part of this event.
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Organic Tees |
| For every t-shirt we sell, we'll donate ten dollars to Audubon New York or the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. These loose fit, 100% organic cotton tees sing the songs of our threatened friends. | |
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Beach Canteen |
| Our piping plover beach canteen salutes the original surfer chick. Five dollars from the sale of each bottle is donated to Audubon New York. | |
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Bird Socks |
| We'll donate two dollars to Audubon New York for each Conservation Sock we sell. | |
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WGC Jersey |
| Celebrate the Wild Goose Chase with this commemorative jersey. The Friends of Blackwater will receive fifteen dollars from every jersey sold. | |
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Audubon New York Grassland Bird Conservation Coastal Bird Conservation Montezuma Audubon Center |
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Vermont Center for Ecostudies Bobolink Study |
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Blackwater NWR Friends of Blackwater |
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Montezuma Wetlands Complex The Muckrace |
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