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If you love bird watching, then you love the great outdoors, and that means that you have something in common with the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club is, in their own words, “America’s oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.” They are passionate national advocates for clean water, protected forests, renewable energy, environmentalist rights, [...]

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a membership institution whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. A serious scientific institution, their research projects explore the causes and consequences of variation in the distribution, abundance, and survival success of birds. The lab is [...]

BirdLife International is a global partnership of independent national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from more than 100 countries that works to safeguard the environment and develop ways of managing natural resources sustainably. BirdLife International strives to make the world a better place for birds and in so doing aims to improve the quality of life for [...]

The American Ornithologists’ Union is nothing less than the oldest and largest organization in the New World devoted to the scientific study of birds. The AOU has roughly 4,000 members. While most of these are professional scientists, the AOU welcomes any individual dedicated to the advancement of ornithological science. The AOU identifies its primary activity [...]

The American Birding Association is North America’s premiere birding club. Their goals and services overlap considerably with those of the Audubon Society, but a simplistic distinction between the two may be that Audubon focuses more on the birds while ABA focuses more on the birders. If Audubon is the head and mouth) of the U.S. [...]

If you engage in even casual bird watching, you have no doubt heard of the Audubon Society. The National Audubon Society is a national network of community-based nature centers and chapters organized around the goals of sustaining important bird populations and promoting conservation programs based on sound science and education. The stated mission of the [...]