News & Press

Director of Marketing & Communications

Phone: 646.571.0790

Email: media@nycbirdalliance.org

NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) was founded in 1979 to protect the City's wild birds and habitat, and to engage all New Yorkers in enjoying nature and taking action to protect it. Led by its own independent board of directors and staff, NYC Bird Alliance is an independent nonprofit organization that affiliates with the National Audubon Society as an urban chapter. We work to promote the conservation, understanding, and enjoyment of wild birds and their habitats in the City through:

Our professional scientists study the dangers facing the birds that live in and migrate through New York City including reflective glass, loss of habitat, and climate change. We also engage our dedicated grassroots network of community scientists and volunteers in collecting data to provide innovative solutions that help birds.

Engaging in advocacy work on conservation issues in New York City, often in collaboration with partner organizations,  our successes include the “Buffer the Bay” program to preserve priority lands around Jamaica Bay and successfully passing Int. 1482 (the bird-friendly materials bill) as Local Law 15 in 2021.

Conducting over 300 educational programs a year, which include diverse and interesting bird-watching outings, lecture series, bird counts and surveys, and seasonal classes (from birding basics to advanced classes to hone ID skills for sparrows, warblers, raptors, and more). 

 

Window Strikes Are Even Deadlier for Birds Than We Thought
-       AUDUBON, AUGUST 14, 2024

The Surprisingly Long History of the Movement to Make Buildings Safer for Birds

-       AUDUBON, SPRING 2024

“Why Are So Many Birds Dying in New York City?”

-       BRUT MEDIA, JUNE 3, 2022

-       SCIENCE, APRIL 27, 2022

- 99% INVISIBLE, APRIL 5, 2022

-       WIRED, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

-       GIZMODO, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

-       GOTHAMIST, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

-       BIRDNOTE, JUNE 16, 2021

A Beacon of Hope for the Birds (and Humans) of New York
-       Fordham Magazine, NOVEMBER 21, 2023

-       METROPOLIS MAGAZINE, JANUARY 11, 2023

-       AXIOS, OCTOBER 24, 2022

-       LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR, JUNE 20, 2022

“Infrastructure is Ecology”
-       AIA NEW YORK, WINTER 2022

-       BLOOMBERG, JANUARY 4, 2022

-       NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 27, 2019

-       THE KEYWORD/GOOGLE, FEBRUARY 21, 2024

What Does a Black Vulture Over Manhattan Mean for Climate Change?

-       THE NEW YORK TIMES, MARCH 18, 2023

-       GOTHAMIST/WNYC, JANUARY 25, 2023

-       CHELSEA NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2022

-       THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 28, 2021

-       SLATE, APRIL 7, 2020

-       AP NEWS, DECEMBER 7, 2019

  

-       NY1, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

-       POPULAR SCIENCE, OCTOBER 15, 2020

-       NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, OCTOBER 8, 2020

-       SOUTHERN LIVING, MAY 21, 2019

“The Downsides of Being a Celebrity, if You’re an Owl” 

-       SLATE, MARCH 18, 2023

-       NY TIMES, FEBRUARY 10, 2023

-       PIX 11, JUNE 11, 2024

The Surprising Health Benefits of Bird-Watching

-       THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 10, 2022

-       CANARSIE COURIER, MAY 16, 2022

-       NY CITY LENS, APRIL 28, 2022

-      NBC NEW YORK, JUNE 11, 2024

New York City Audubon changes name to distance itself from racist namesake

-      THE GUARDIAN, JUNE 6, 2024

“Why the National Audubon Society must change its name”
-      THE WASHINGTON POST, APRIL 4, 2023

“NYC Bird Alliance drops ‘Audubon’ from name due to the artist and naturalist's slavery ties”
-      GOTHAMIST, MARCH 24, 2023

“New York Birders Reject Audubon Name Over Slavery Past”
-      NY TIMES, MARCH 22, 2023