THE AUDUBON NETWORK

NYC Bird Alliance staff exploring the Kingsland Wildflower green roof.
NYC Bird Alliance is part of a national network of 400 local, independent chapters affiliated with the National Audubon Society.

How the Audubon network is handling name changes
For several years, organizations in the network have been assessing the complicated legacy of John James Audubon and considering his name in the context of bird conservation. In March 2023, the National Audubon Society announced its plan to keep the Audubon name after a year-long deliberation. 

As of the time of this writing, nearly 50 chapters have changed or plan to change their name (see list below), including us: in June 2024, following a multi-year process involving input from thousands of members and other stakeholders, NYC Audubon was renamed NYC Bird Alliance

We remain a chapter of National Audubon
Despite bearing a new name, NYC Bird Alliance remains a chapter of National Audubon, with whom we share a commitment to bird conservation amid a global climate crisis and habitat degradation. Our work will not change; it will expand.

Our work alongside the other chapters will continue and we will amplify the work of the national organization in order to maximize successes for birds and habitat. The problems that birds face are too important for any one organization to take on. We will work together as we have for more than 40 years, to conserve birds and habitat in NYC and across the country. 

Chapters which have changed, or plan to change, their names (as of September 2024)

ARIZONA

Maricopa Audubon Society
Tucson Audubon Society

California

Altacal Audubon Society (to be renamed AltaCal Bird Alliance in Sept 2024, subject to member approval)
Fresno Audubon Society
Golden Gate Audubon is now Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Mount Diablo Audubon Society is now Mount Diablo Bird Alliance 
Oakland Audubon Society is now Oakland Bird Alliance
Sacramento Audubon Society
San Diego Audubon Society is now San Diego Bird Alliance
Wintu Audubon Society is now Shasta Birding Society
Yolo Audubon Society is now Yolo Bird Alliance

Colorado

Fort Collins Audubon Society

District of Columbia

DC Audubon Society is now DC Bird Alliance

Georgia

Georgia Audubon is now Birds Georgia

Illinois

Chicago Audubon Society is now Chicago Bird Alliance 
John Wesley Powell Audubon is now Grand Prairie Bird Alliance 

Indiana

South Bend-Elkhart Audubon Society
Stockbridge Audubon Society is now Three Rivers Birding

Kansas

Jayhawk Audubon Society is now Lawrence Bird Alliance

Maryland

Audubon Naturalist Society is now Nature Forward (not affiliated with National Audubon)

Montana

Biterroot Audubon Society is now Bitterroot Bird Alliance

Michigan

Detroit Audubon Society is now Detroit Bird Alliance
Grosse Pointe Audubon Society (not affiliated with National Audubon)
Laughing Whitefish Audubon is now Laughing Whitefish Bird Alliance
Oakland Audubon Society is now Oakland Bird Alliance
Washtenaw Audubon Society is now Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance 

Minnesota

Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis

New Mexico

Central New Mexico Audubon Society is now Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico
Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society is now Bird Alliance of Southwestern New Mexico

North Carolina

New Hope Audubon Society is now New Hope Bird Alliance

New York

Buffalo Audubon Society
NYC Audubon Society is now NYC Bird Alliance

Ohio

Audubon Miami Valley

Oregon

Audubon Society of Lincoln City is now Seven Capes Bird Alliance
Portland Audubon Society is now Bird Alliance of Oregon
Lane County Audubon Society

Pennsylvania

Wyncote Audubon Society

South Carolina

Charleston Audubon and Natural History Society is now Charleston Natural History Society

Virginia

Audubon Society of Northern Virginia is now Northern Virginia Bird Alliance

Washington

Dungeness River Audubon Center is now Dungeness River Nature Center
Seattle Audubon Society is now Birds Connect Seattle
Tahoma Audubon is now Tahoma Bird Alliance
Vashon-Maury Island Audubon Society is now Vashon Bird Alliance

Wisconsin

Gaylord Nelson Audubon Society is now Gaylord Nelson Bird Club
Madison Audubon is now Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon is now Northeastern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

Wyoming

Red Desert Audubon Society is now Red Desert Avian Society


Know a chapter undergoing a name change that’s not listed here?
Let us know at info@nycbirdalliance.org and we’ll add it to this list.

Is your chapter or organization considering a name change?
We’re happy to share tips from our name change journey. Learn more about our name change process and then feel free to contact us at info@nycbirdalliance.org