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National Audubon Society
The National Audubon Society is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitats that support them. The national network of community-based Audubon nature centers and chapters, environmental education programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.
www.audubon.org

New York Historical Society, New York, NY
All 431 extant watercolors of the original 435 Audubon painted for “Birds of America” are housed here. Many of the copper plates are across the street in the Museum of Natural History, also located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
www.nyhistory.org

Audubon House and Tropical Gardens, Key West, Florida
Audubon drew 18 new birds in and around Key West for the double elephant folio of “Birds of America”. This lovely Audubon Museum is in an idyllic tropical setting.
www.AudubonHouse.com

John James Audubon State Park and Museum, Henderson, Kentucky
Audubon lived and painted for several years in Henderson, where this fine Audubon Museum, Nature Center and State Park dedicated to Audubon’s life are located.
http://www.go-henderson.com/audubon.htm

Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Audubon’s own personal collection of double elephant folio prints is in this renowned museum, which is also home to the 15 plates he gave to Charles Lucien Bonaparte, nephew of Napoleon and a distinguished ornithologist in his time.
www.cartermuseum.org

Mill Grove, Audubon, Pennsylvania
Mill Grove is Audubon’s only home that is still standing in America. Audubon was sent from France by his father to supervise the estate, which was originally built in 1762.
http://www.montcopa.org/historicsites/mill%20grove%20narrative.htm

Audubon Terrace Museum Group, New York, NY
This is the site of the former Minnie’s Land, Audubon’s last home in which he died in 1851. The house is gone, but the site in Harlem now houses three new museums, all of which are interesting although unrelated to Audubon except in name.
http://www.nyc.com/list.aspx?c=2&e=artID&s=354&v=682

Birding.com
Birding.com is devoted to birding in the U.S. and around the world. The extensive web site, monthly magazine and regular newsletters are designed for serious birders.
http://www.birding.com