NYC Audubon is part of a national network of 400 local, independent chapters affiliated with the National Audubon Society.

For the past few 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. NYC Audubon announced its intention in Spring 2023 to drop "Audubon" from its name and will be renamed NYC Bird Alliance once members make the change official in June 2024. 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, dozens of chapters have changed or plan to change their name (see list below).

Despite bearing a new name, NYC Audubon (soon to be renamed 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 May 17, 2024): 

Maricopa Audubon Society

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 

Sacramento Audubon Society

San Diego Audubon Society

Wintu Audubon Society is now Shasta Birding Society
Yolo Audubon Society (to be renamed Yolo Bird Alliance in May 2024, subject to member approval)

DC Audubon Society is now DC Bird Alliance

Georgia Audubon is now Birds Georgia

Chicago Audubon Society is now Chicago Bird Alliance 

John Wesley Powell Audubon is now Grand Prairie Bird Alliance 

South Bend-Elkhart Audubon Society

Jayhawk Audubon Society is now Lawrence Bird Alliance

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

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 

Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis

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

New Hope Audubon Society is now New Hope Bird Alliance

Buffalo Audubon Society

NYC Audubon Society (to be renamed NYC Bird Alliance in June 2024, subject to member approval)

Audubon Miami Valley

Audubon Society of Lincoln City

Portland Audubon Society is now Bird Alliance of Oregon

Wyncote Audubon Society

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

Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (to be renamed Northern Virginia Bird Alliance in June 2024, subject to member approval)

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

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

Red Desert Audubon Society is now Red Desert Avian Society