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The Birds of America is a collection of illustrations by naturalist John James Audubon published from 1827 to 1838. The set consists of 435 prints made from engraved plates depicting life-sized birds in a natural setting.
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John J. Audubon’s Birds of America
The life’s work of both a lover and observer of birds and nature. John James Audubon's Birds of America is a portal into the natural world. Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains...
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Plate 162 - Zenaida Dove

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a pair of Zenaida doves from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird perches in a tree bearing white and black flowers, looking up at another individual swooping in from above.
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Plate 161 - Brasilian Caracara Eagle

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a pair of crested caracaras from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird tenuously perches on a broken tree branch, reeling as another individual swoops down at it from above.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Plate 160 - Carolina Titmouse

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Print of a pair of Carolina chickadees from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds flit up and down a supplejack vine investigating some fuzzy object hanging from a nearby bare twig - perhaps some kind of plant seed or cocoon.
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Plate 159 - Cardinal Grosbeak (Northern Cardinal)

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Print of a pair of northern cardinals from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male and one female perch on separate branches of a flowering almond tree.
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Plate 158 - American Swift (Chimney Swift)

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Print of a pair of chimney swifts from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds are shown in flight, one with mouth agape. Below is illustrated a nest built against a vertical surface, one view from the side and one head on.
December 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Plate 417 - Hairy Woodpecker and Three-toed Woodpecker

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Print of a group of woodpeckers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Ten total woodpeckers are arranged around a dead, gnarled tree. Eight appear to be hairy woodpeckers of various subspecies type, and two are American three-toed woodpeckers.
December 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Plate 417 - Hairy Woodpecker and Three-toed Woodpecker

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Print of a group of woodpeckers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Ten total woodpeckers are arranged around a dead, gnarled tree. Eight appear to be hairy woodpeckers of various subspecies type, and two are American three-toed woodpeckers.
December 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Plate 417 - Hairy Woodpecker and Three-toed Woodpecker

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a group of woodpeckers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Ten total woodpeckers are arranged around a dead, gnarled tree. Eight appear to be hairy woodpeckers of various subspecies type, and two are American three-toed woodpeckers.
December 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Plate 157 - Rusty Grackle (Rusty Blackbird)

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Print of a group of rusty blackbirds from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult in breeding plumage is surrounded by 3 others in various stages of nonbreeding plumage, all perched in a tree with sparse leaves and clusters of black fruits.
December 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Plate 156 - American Crow

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Print of an American crow from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual perches in a fruiting walnut tree, lording over a hummingbird nest with two eggs.
December 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Plate 155 - Black-throated Blue Warbler

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Print of a black-throated blue warbler from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male perches near the top of a flowering columbine.
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Plate 154 - Tennessee Warbler

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Print of a Tennessee warbler from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird perched on a thin deciduous treetop bearing some small red fruits.
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Plate 413 - California Partridge

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a pair of California quails from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male and one female strut along an open landscape with a small woods in the distance and an open valley and river beyond.
December 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Plate 153 - Yellow rump Warbler

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Print of a group of yellow-rumped warblers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Three birds perch on an iris flower plant with a small vine wrapping around it. One breeding plumage male fans its tail, two others are in female/immature/non-breeding type plumage
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Plate 286 - White-fronted Goose

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Print of a pair of greater white-fronted geese from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds are on a mudflat among snail shells and beach grass. One individual looks behind at the other which is preening under its wing.
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Plate 152 - White-breasted Black-capped Nuthatch

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a group of white-breasted nuthatches from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Four birds move about on a dead and mostly vertical tree branch covered in fungi and fibrous mosses
December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Plate 414 - Golden-winged Warbler and Cape May Warbler

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Print of a group of new world warblers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two golden-winged warblers perch above on a small leafy tree branch, two Cape May warblers are below, fanning their tails. One adult male of each species, and one female/immature type.
December 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Plate 151 - Turkey Buzzard

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Print of a pair of turkey vultures from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult and one juvenile perch on separate short branches of a dead, rotting tree.
December 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Plate 150 - Red-eyed Vireo

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a red-eyed vireo from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult perches on a flowering locust tree branch gaping at an orb-weaver spider on its web.
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Plate 220 - Piping Plover

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a pair of piping plovers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds strut along some hardened sand carved by erosion in front of an open ocean shore.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Plate 406 - Trumpeter Swan

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a trumpeter swan from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult bird swims on open water, looking back on a colorful moth floundering on the surface.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Plate 6 - Great American Hen & Young (Wild Turkey)

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Print of a group of wild turkey from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One hen walks in front of tall grass and some wildflowers, with 9 chicks bumbling below her. Text below the illustration reads: "GREAT AMERICAN HEN & YOUNG VULGO. FEMALE WILD TURKEY. __ MELIAGRIS GALLOPOVO Drawn from nature by John J. Audubon.F.R.S.E. F.L.S. M.W.S. Coloured by R. Havell. Sen. Engraved by W.H.Lizars Edin. Retouched by R.Havell Jun. London 1829"
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Plate 1 - Wild Turkey
Print of a male wild turkey from John James Audubon's "The Birds of America." The bird walks from left to right in front of some bamboo plants, its head turned around looking behind it. The bird is illustrated in an unusually upright posture, with its breast held high, so as to fit on the page. Text below the illustration reads: "Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon F,R,S. F,L,S. Wild Turkey. MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO. Linn. Male. American Cane. Miegia macrosperma. Engraved by W.H. Lizars Edin. Retouched by R. Havell Jun.
February 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Plate 149 - Sharp-tailed finch (Saltmarsh Sparrow)

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Print of a group of saltmarsh sparrows from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds perch on twigs sticking up above marsh grass adjacent to some water, a third individual sits on a nest on the ground.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Plate 148 - Pine Swamp Warbler (Black-throated Blue Warbler)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
Print of a pair of black-throated blue warblers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two female type birds perch on a hobblebush branch with broad round leaves and clusters of small red fruits
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM