Nature & Wildlife communities

Birmingham-based statewide Audubon (formerly Birmingham Audubon) with bird walks and field trips.

Birmingham, AL

Anchorage Audubon chapter with monthly evening programs, bird counts and field trips.

Anchorage, AK · not in an area yet

Tallahassee-area Audubon chapter with bird walks and field trips across the Big Bend.

Tallahassee, FL

Amateur astronomy club active since 1981. Holds free public star gazes at Lookout Observatory in Asheville and Grassland Mountain Observatory in Madison County, plus monthly meetings at UNC Asheville.

Asheville

Fort Myers Audubon chapter with field trips, shorebird walks and photo outings around Lee County.

Fort Myers, FL

Cincinnati Audubon chapter with bird walks, field trips and programs.

Cincinnati, OH · not in an area yet

Statewide Audubon society with bird walks, nature programs and wildlife refuges.

Providence RI

Audubon society running nature reserves, bird walks and programs around Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, PA

Bird club for Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County with field trips and programs.

Staunton, VA

Audubon chapter with free public field trips around Augusta and Aiken, open to all.

Augusta, GA

Louisville birding club running regular field trips and meetings open to beginners.

Louisville, KY

Albuquerque Audubon chapter with monthly bird walks at open spaces and the bosque.

Albuquerque, NM · not in an area yet

Seattle bird conservation nonprofit, formerly Seattle Audubon, with field trips, classes, community science and urban conservation work.

Seattle

Statewide bird conservation group based in Atlanta, formerly Atlanta Audubon, that leads guided bird walks at parks and nature centers around the metro area.

Atlanta, GA

Audubon chapter for the Asheville area that runs free monthly bird outings at Beaver Lake, Jackson Park in Hendersonville and the Swannanoa Valley, plus evening programs. Beginners welcome.

Asheville

Bristol bird club founded in 1950 with monthly field trips, Steele Creek Park walks and Christmas Bird Counts.

Bristol, VA

Very active Boston-area bird club running free guided birding trips nearly every day, open to beginners.

Brookline, MA

Century-old Brooklyn birding club with free bird walks in Prospect Park and field trips.

Brooklyn, NY · not in an area yet

Coastal North County Audubon chapter with a nature center, bird walks and field trips in Oceanside.

Oceanside, CA

Cape Coral and Fort Myers bird club since 1958 with beginner-friendly bird walks led by experienced birders.

Fort Myers, FL

Local Audubon chapter offering bird walks, field trips and programs in the Cape Fear region.

Wilmington, NC

Long-running Ithaca birding club with field trips and talks around the Cayuga Lake basin.

Ithaca, NY · not in an area yet

Lexington-area Audubon chapter offering bird walks, field trips and programs for all levels.

Lexington, KY

Chattanooga Audubon society since 1944, caring for wildlife sanctuaries and running bird walks, lectures and the Red Hawk Festival.

Chattanooga

Formerly Chicago Audubon Society; leads regular bird walks at Jackson Park, Montrose and North Park Nature Center.

Chicago, IL

Birding club running free field trips at Chicago parks and sanctuaries such as Montrose Point and Humboldt Park.

Chicago, IL

Eugene birding group (formerly Lane County Audubon) with bird walks and field trips.

Eugene, OR

Mushroom society with monthly identification talks at Denver Botanic Gardens and member forays, March to October.

Denver

Audubon chapter with beginner bird walks, a beginner birding class and field trips in the Conejo Valley.

Thousand Oaks, CA

Keweenaw birding club that leads bird walks and helps run Houghton's Spring on the Wing festival.

Copper Harbor, MI

Birding club founded 1890 that runs field trips around the Philadelphia region.

Philadelphia, PA

Amateur astronomy club running public nights at the University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory since 1949.

Denver

Denver area Audubon society running the Kingery Nature Center at Chatfield State Park, with bird walks, classes and conservation programs.

Littleton

Volunteer birding club for metro Denver with frequent field trips, programs, a quarterly journal and the Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch.

Denver

Jacksonville Audubon chapter with field trips and bird walks across Northeast Florida.

Jacksonville, FL

Central Oregon birding group (formerly East Cascades Audubon) with field trips and bird walks.

Bend, OR

Local bird conservation group, formerly Eastern Sierra Audubon, leading free bird walks open to all levels around Bishop.

Bishop, CA · not in an area yet

Missoula Audubon chapter with bird walks, field trips, talks and a community naturalist program.

Missoula, MT

Winston-Salem Audubon chapter running bird walks, programs and a native plant garden.

Winston-Salem, NC

Franklin club that leads free weekly bird walks on the Little Tennessee River Greenway, open to the public.

Franklin, NC

Maryland Ornithological Society chapter in Frederick County that runs bird walks and field trips.

Frederick, MD

Cannon Beach group supporting tidepool and puffin education with public events.

Cannon Beach, OR

Boise Audubon chapter running free guided bird walks, field trips, classes and monthly programs.

Boise, ID

Bay Area bird alliance running free beginner-friendly birding field trips around San Francisco and the East Bay.

Berkeley, CA

The Salt Lake area Audubon chapter, protecting habitat for Utah birds, with public bird walks, talks and a newsletter.

Salt Lake City

Peninsula bird club that runs field trips around Hampton Roads.

Hampton, VA

Charleston's bird club, meeting monthly and running field trips; nonmembers welcome.

Charleston, WV

Audubon chapter offering bird walks, field trips and programs on Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head, SC

Land trust around Galena running guided preserve safaris, birding at Valley of Eden and public nature programs.

Galena, IL

Juneau Audubon chapter with bird walks and nature programs.

Juneau, AK · not in an area yet