National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society
Now in its second century, Audubon connects people with birds, nature, and the environment that supports us all. Our national network of community-based nature centers, chapters, scientific, education, and advocacy programs engages millions of people from all walks of life in conservation action to protect and restore the natural world.
Audubon Programs
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Audubon Important Bird Areas
As a global effort to identify the most important places for bird populations and to focus conservation efforts on those sites, IBAs represent the National Audubon Society's lead conservation initiative because the most severe threats to bird populations are habitat-based.
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count
Volunteers have been counting birds on the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for over 100 years, and their contributions represent a tremendously valuable resource for learning more about bird behavior and bird conservation. Count volunteers follow specified routes through a designated 15-mile (24-km) diameter circle, counting every bird they see or hear all day.
All individual CBCs are conducted in the period from December 14 to January 5 each season, and each count is conducted in one calendar day. You can look up the results of this year’s count or explore results from previous years. The tools on the CBC webpages let you make maps of bird distributions, construct graphs of species trends over time, or see the raw count data.
Audubon Stories on LandScope
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Ramsar Convention names Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary a Wetland of International Importance
by National Audubon Society
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Tejon Ranch - An Audubon Victory
by Audubon California
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Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Corridor
by Audubon Pennsylvania
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Keeping Sprawl out of Important Bird Areas
by Dave Curson, Audubon Maryland-DC
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Protecting Critical Tricolored Blackbird Nesting Habitat in Kern County
by Audubon California
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Birds Bring New Recognition for Leopold Memorial Reserve
by Craig Maier
Go Straight to Your State
Learn about conservation and open space in your state.