Global warming is a serious threat to California birds. A seven-year study from the National Audubon Society released today finds that global warming threatens the survival of more than 170 California species in the coming decades. This includes iconic California birds such as the Brown Pelican, Allen's Hummingbird, Yellow-billed Magpie, and many others. These are birds that all of us know well from our backyards and from our own experiences in California's beautiful outdoors. Learn more about what this means for California birds here.

In all, the report showed that 314 North American birds will be imperiled by global warming in the coming decades. Audubon California is addressing this challenge by protecting the habitats that we know birds will need now and into the future, and doing what he can to lessen the severity of global warming. We'll do this work with a variety of partners on the ground and in the halls of the State Capitol and Washington, D.C.

But we won't be able to rise to this challenge without the involvement of California residents who care about birds. We need people not only to join us in this important work, but to also raise their voices to call for meaningful policy and legislative action on global warming.

(Bald Eagle photo by Jez)