It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds ...

Created at a time when bird populations were declining drastically, experts say the once-yearly count is crucial, as the ...

Birds are a big part of holiday traditions in Missouri. One of the longest-running traditions, entering its 126th year this ...

Long before technology became the primary means of measuring bird populations, a handful of conservation-minded folks set out ...

When the Audubon Society launched its redesigned website last month, it included gorgeous high-resolution images of the 435 plates from John J. Audubon’s The Birds of America. Available for free ...

Dozens of volunteers are set to grab their binoculars and head out Saturday for Greeley’s 51st annual National Audubon ...

The Internet has gone to the birds today, with a Google doodle honoring the 226th birthday of John James Audubon, famed naturalist and painter. Born April 26, 1785, Audubon is credited with changing ...

Writing from Edinburgh in December 1826, John James Audubon updated his wife, Lucy, on efforts to publish his life-size watercolors of North American birds. He was pleased with his progress. More than ...

A portrait of John James Audubon shows the artist and naturalist in a dark wolf-skin cloak, cradling a gun and sporting curly dark hair that was likely smoothed back with bear grease. The picture was ...

Into the woods. How John James Audubon hunted, pinned, and painted his masterpiece, "The Birds of America." Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26, ca. 1825, John ...

nepalnepal — To some it’s just a bunch of bird pictures. To others, John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” is a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, unique enough to sell for more ...

A copy of the world's most expensive printed book has sold at auction in London for £6.5m ($10.3m), but why is John James Audubon's Birds of America such a collectors' item? If you ever see a copy of ...