Audubon

American  

[aw-duh-bon, -buhn] / ˈɔ dəˌbɒn, -bən /

noun

1. John James, 1785–1851, U.S. naturalist who painted and wrote about the birds of North America.

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Audubon British  

/ ˈɔːdəˌbɒn /

noun

1. John James. 1785–1851, US naturalist and artist, noted particularly for his paintings of birds in Birds of America (1827–38)

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Audubon Scientific  

/ ô′də-bŏn′ /

1. American ornithologist and artist. His effort to catalog every species of bird in the United States resulted in the publication of The Birds of America (1827–1838), a collection of 1,065 life-size engravings of birds found in eastern North America. It is considered a classic work in ornithology and in American art.

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Audubon

And the payoff from Project Puffin has echoed far from the shores of Maine, says Elizabeth Gray, chief executive of the National Audubon Society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

With a 70% decline in seabirds worldwide since the 1950s, Audubon can use the help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Nearly everything in her apartment is secondhand, from the vintage Audubon prints arranged salon-style in the living room to the Navajo rugs and David Shrigley print she found at a garage sale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

It was also in Edinburgh that Audubon found his first UK publisher, William Home Lizars.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

In the summer of 1960 conservationists from many states converged on a peaceful Maine island to witness its presentation to the National Audubon Society by its owner, Millicent Todd Bingham.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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