Who We Are
"Let's Go Birding Together" outing in Central Park in celebration of Pride Month, in partnership with Feminist Bird Club and National Audubon. Photo: NYC Bird Alliance
Mission
NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) is a grassroots community that works for the protection of wild birds and habitat in the five boroughs, improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers.
Vision
NYC Bird Alliance envisions a day when birds and people in the five boroughs enjoy a healthy, livable urban habitat.
Our Work
Since 1979, NYC Bird Alliance has championed nature in the City’s five boroughs through a combination of engaging and entertaining programs and innovative conservation campaigns. Through these efforts, we protect the more than 300 species of birds living in the 30,000 acres of wetlands, forests, and grasslands of New York City.
We work to protect birds through conservation science, engagement, and advocacy. Our scientists work from the rooftops of Manhattan to the beaches of the Rockaways and the NY Harbor Islands to enhance greenspace biodiversity, protect waterbirds, and reduce collision hazards for migratory birds. Our equity-focused public programs and community science volunteer opportunities invite New Yorkers to discover nature and birds in the City and inspire conservation action through advocacy efforts that make the City more sustainable for birds and people.
NYC Bird Alliance is an independent non-profit organization. We are a chapter of National Audubon Society and partner often with National Audubon (and its state office Audubon New York/Connecticut), but we are a separate entity.
We work to protect birds through conservation science, engagement, and advocacy. Our scientists work from the rooftops of Manhattan to the beaches of the Rockaways and the NY Harbor Islands to enhance greenspace biodiversity, protect waterbirds, and reduce collision hazards for migratory birds. Our equity-focused public programs and community science volunteer opportunities invite New Yorkers to discover nature and birds in the City and inspire conservation action through advocacy efforts that make the City more sustainable for birds and people.
NYC Bird Alliance is an independent non-profit organization. We are a chapter of National Audubon Society and partner often with National Audubon (and its state office Audubon New York/Connecticut), but we are a separate entity.
Our Values
■ Board, staff, volunteers, and members are passionate about wild birds.
■ Talented and diverse volunteers drive our success.
■ Sound science informs our education and advocacy work.
■ We have fun and enjoy the beauty and mystery of wild birds.
■ We are inclusive and encourage collaboration and partnership to reach goals.
■ Talented and diverse volunteers drive our success.
■ Sound science informs our education and advocacy work.
■ We have fun and enjoy the beauty and mystery of wild birds.
■ We are inclusive and encourage collaboration and partnership to reach goals.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
NYC Bird Alliance believes all people have the right to a close connection to the natural world and the right to a healthy environment. Preserving our environment is only possible if we all feel that connection. We
commit to building an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible organization, dedicated to protecting nature for all of the City’s people and its wild birds. Read more about our recent EDIA initiatives, including our full statement on EDIA.
commit to building an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible organization, dedicated to protecting nature for all of the City’s people and its wild birds. Read more about our recent EDIA initiatives, including our full statement on EDIA.
Board Member Chris Cooper leads a Feathered Friends school outing in Van Cortlandt Park. Photo: NYC Bird Alliance
Our People
Learn about the people behind NYC Bird Alliance's conservation, engagement, and advocacy work.
Winter 2020-2021 Urban Audubon Cover featuring Pileated Woodpeckers photograph by José R. Ramírez-Garofalo.
OUR PUBLICATIONS
NYC Bird Alliance produces two regular newsletters. Our print glossy publication, The Urban Bird Call (also available digitally), is produced three times per year and sent to NYC Bird Alliance members. Our email newsletter, The eGret, is distributed monthly to members and anyone who is interested in staying abreast of NYC Bird Alliance events and programs.
Strategic Plan, 2020-2025: A Vision for the Future
STRATEGIC PLAN, 2020-2025: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
The organization's Strategic Plan, 2020-2025: A Vision for the Future provides a detailed road map to guide our organization over the next five years.
The Birds, the Scientists, and the 9/11 Memorial, was published in Sierra Magazine, September 11, 2020.
NEWS AND PRESS
Read recent media stories featuring NYC Bird Alliance and our work, as well as contact information for media inquiries.
The cover of our Triennial Report 2019-2021 features Project Safe Flight monitor Annie Novak. Photo: Sophie Butcher
REPORTS, FINANCIALS, AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
View our recent annual report and an archive of previous reports. Also access our financial documents, including the Form 990 and Audited Financial Statements, and our bylaws.
CONTACT US
Led by its own board of directors and staff, NYC Bird Alliance is an independent organization that affiliates with the National Audubon Society as an urban chapter. View contact information for the NYC Bird Alliance staff and see frequently asked questions.