November Audubon Advisory Senate Clean Up Oil Spill

 

Audubon Advisory November 2010 Vol 2010 Issue 10   Rescued Brown Pelican after being cleaned and released. Credit: Gerry Ellis   U.S. Senate Must Act This Year to Pass Oil Spill Recovery Legislation Under the Clean Water Act, BP is liable for billions in civil penalties, but Congress must act to direct the money to restoration efforts in the Gulf. Read more.     The 112th Congress will pass major legislation impacting the conservation of grassland birds like this Dickcissel. Credit: Steve Maslowski/USFWS   Audubon Outlook for the 112th Congress Last week's elections mean challenges—and opportunities—are on the horizon for important conservation work. Read more.     The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act helps save habitat for Cerulean Warblers and other songbirds. Credit: Mdf/Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0)   Audubon Conservation Priorities Congress still has work to do this year to ensure the success of critical conservation programs. Thousands of acres of wildlife habitat are at risk without adequate funding. Read more.   Briefly Noted Audubon on alert to defend the Clean Air Act. Register for Gulf Restoration: Next Steps webcast. New biography tells story of Rosalie Edge, a pioneer of the conservation movement. "Celebrate the Arctic" program kits available. Audubon launches Holiday Gift Catalog.   November Mystery Bird Congratulations to Eleanor P., of Long Beach, CA, who was randomly chosen from the entries that correctly identified last month's Black-headed Grosbeak, at right. Good luck with this month's challenge, below. HINT: This species is one of twelve that can be adopted in Audubon's new Holiday Catalog. The winner will receive a plush Audubon singing bird and will be chosen at random from all entries received that correctly identify the species (NAS employees can play but not win). One entry per person please! Please email us your entry, being sure the words "Mystery Bird" appear in the subject line. Deadline for entering is Sunday, December 5. Photo credits: Black-headed Grosbeak-Steve Ryan/Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-2.0), Mystery Bird-USFWS    The Audubon Advisory is published monthly by Audubon's Public Policy Program. 1150 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 861-2242 | audubonaction@audubon.org