Headquarter of National Audubon Society in New York.

The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to nature conservancy. Incorporated in 1905, it is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world. It is named in honor of John James Audubon, an American ornithologist and naturalist who painted, catalogued, and described the Birds of North America. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1224x1632, 798 KB) Photographed and uploaded by user:Geographer. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1224x1632, 798 KB) Photographed and uploaded by user:Geographer. ... This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve or monitor the environment in different ways. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ...

The society publishes an illustrated magazine, Audubon, on nature. It has many local chapters which often organize birdwatching field trips and conservation-related activities. It also coordinates the Christmas Bird Counts in the U.S., an example of citizen science. Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed ornithology). ... The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a census of birds in the Western Hemisphere, performed annually in the early Northern-hemisphere winter by volunteer birdwatchers. ... Citizen science is a term used for a project (or ongoing programme of work) which aims to make scientific discoveries, verify scientific hypotheses, or gather data which can be used for scientific purposes, and which involves large numbers of people, many of whom have no specific scientific training. ...

Its main offices are in New York and Washington, and has others plus state offices in about half the states. It also owns and operates a number of nature centers open to the public, located at bird refuges and other natural areas, as part of its missions to educate the public about birds and to preserve avian and other habitat.

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• National Audubon Society