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American Birding Association
AbbreviationABA
Formation1968
Purpose"Inspiring all people to enjoy and protect wild birds"
HeadquartersColorado Springs, CO
President
Jeffrey A. Gordon
Website
ABA.org

The American Birding Association (ABA) is a non-profit organization of people interested in birding. Membership is open to all. Originally, many of its publications and programs were aimed at birders who like making difficult field identifications and finding rare species, but in more recent years, the ABA membership has drawn more broadly from the entire range of birders. Reflecting this, the topics in its publications are equally diverse.

Publications

The ABA publishes Birding, its bimonthly magazine; North American Birds, a seasonal "journal of record" for North American birdlife; Winging It, a bimonthly newsletter for members; and maintains a multi-authored blog.

ABA's youth program encourages young birders by sponsoring youth teams in birding competitions, providing scholarships to birding camps, and hosting The Eyrie, a youth-oriented blog.

The ABA also promulgates a Code of Birding Ethics, guiding birders to protect birds, the environment, and the rights of others. It offers educational programs for young people. In addition to offering ABA apparel, the organization has partnered with for-profit companies to sell such things as bird guides and binoculars. In recent years, it has widened its mission to include conservation.

The ABA produces an annual publication of interested members' birding lists. The annual Big Day and List Report includes rankings of the total number of species ever recorded by an individual (a lifelist), as well as the number recorded over one calendar year (a big year), in one day (a big day), or for various regions.

Awards

The ABA presents several awards for promoting the cause of birding, advancing the state of ornithology and making significant contributions to eduction and conservation. One of these, the Ludlow Griscom Award, is considered birding's highest honor.[citation needed]

References

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