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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">American Birding Association</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div>American Birding Association, Inc.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Birding_Association_logo.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/American_Birding_Association_logo.gif/220px-American_Birding_Association_logo.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/American_Birding_Association_logo.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="123" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">ABA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1968<span class="noprint">; 56 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1968</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nonprofit_organization" title="Nonprofit organization">Nonprofit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Taxpayer_Identification_Number" title="Taxpayer Identification Number">Tax ID no.</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">74-2347314</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/501(c)(3)" class="mw-redirect" title="501(c)(3)">501(c)(3)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Purpose</th><td class="infobox-data">"Inspiring all people to enjoy and protect wild birds"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Locations</th><td class="infobox-data label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_City,_Delaware" title="Delaware City, Delaware">Delaware City, Delaware</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Region </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Board Chair</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Julie Davis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Executive Director</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Wayne Klockner</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Board_of_directors" title="Board of directors"><span class="wrap">Board of directors</span></a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Julie Davis; David Bates; Sara Beesley; David Bell; Neil Hayward; Willie Hendrickson; Karyl Gabriel; Amanda Mangan; David McQuade; Judy Pollock; Paul Riss; Jordan Roderick; Jeff Rusinow; Chris Sloan; Arnella Trent; Magill Weber</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Main organ</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Directors" class="mw-redirect" title="Board of Directors">Board of Directors</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.aba.org/">https://www.aba.org/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>American Birding Association</b> (<b>ABA</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Nonprofit_organization" title="Nonprofit organization">nonprofit organization</a>, founded in 1969, dedicated to recreational <a href="/wiki/Birdwatching" title="Birdwatching">birding</a> in Canada and the United States. It has been called "the standard-bearer for serious birding in North America."<sup id="cite_ref-weidensaul-262_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weidensaul-262-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally concentrated on finding, listing, and identifying rare birds, the ABA now seeks to serve all birders with a wide range of services and publications. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 1968, in the first issue (volume 0, number 0) of <i>The Birdwatcher's Digest</i>, Jim Tucker proposed the formation of a group to be known as the "American Birdwatchers' Association" for the exchange of information and the comparison of birding lists.<sup id="cite_ref-wilds_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilds-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the suggestion of <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Keith" title="Stuart Keith">Stuart Keith</a>, the next issue of Tucker's newsletter bore the name <i>Birding</i> (volume 1, number 1). This January/February 1969 issue included a statement of intentions and objectives and three pages of lists, including the birders with the top ten lists for the world and for the area then covered by the checklist of the <a href="/wiki/American_Ornithologists%27_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="American Ornithologists' Union">American Ornithologists' Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wilds_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilds-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization was renamed the American Birding Association.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Expressly excluding conservation advocacy and ornithological research, the ABA's initial focus was on the hobby and sport of birding.<sup id="cite_ref-wilds_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilds-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through its publications and events, the early ABA sought to connect avid birders, establish rules for listing, and communicate the latest identification techniques.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1970, the organization had more than 500 members.<sup id="cite_ref-wilds_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilds-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first officers included Keith as president, Arnold Small as vice president, and Tucker as secretary and treasurer. Shortly thereafter, Joseph W. Taylor became treasurer, and Bob Smart joined as second vice president. Benton Basham became membership chairman in 1971, and was responsible for much of the organization's growth.<sup id="cite_ref-wilds_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilds-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning with volume 3 (1971), <i>Birding</i> was redesigned as a magazine; the annual page count increased to 258 from 96 in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last issue of 1971 introduced a new full-color logo, designed by Guy Tudor, with the image of a <a href="/wiki/Red-billed_tropicbird" title="Red-billed tropicbird">red-billed tropicbird</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wilds_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilds-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-aba-logo-change_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-logo-change-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ABA held its first convention in 1973 in <a href="/wiki/Kenmare,_North_Dakota" title="Kenmare, North Dakota">Kenmare</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a><sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-1_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its second in <a href="/wiki/Leamington,_Ontario" title="Leamington, Ontario">Leamington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gill-hobby_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gill-hobby-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Subsequent presidents of the organization have included Arnold Small (1976-1979),<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joseph W. (Joe) Taylor (1979-1983),<sup id="cite_ref-inquirer-taylor_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inquirer-taylor-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawrence G. (Larry) Balch (1983-1989),<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Allan Keith (1989-1993; 1997–1999).<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-4_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2022, Julie Davis is the current board chair and interim president of the ABA.<sup id="cite_ref-birding-53-5-chair_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birding-53-5-chair-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Membership rose to 6,500 by October 1986<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-3_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and first exceeded 10,000 in October 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-4_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ABA attained a high of 22,000 members in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-times-lobbyists_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times-lobbyists-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A monthly newsletter, <i>Winging It</i>, was published from 1989 to 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-4_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1998, the ABA assumed responsibility for the publication of the <a href="/wiki/National_Audubon_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="National Audubon Society">National Audubon Society's</a> journal <i>Field Notes</i>, subsequently renamed <i>North American Birds</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-5_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-5-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The quarterly "Birder's Guide" first appeared in 2013. </p><p>In 2000, the ABA assumed management of the Institute for Field Ornithology workshops conducted by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Machias" title="University of Maine at Machias">University of Maine at Machias</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-petersen-ifo_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-petersen-ifo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ABA's mission has expanded to support conservation and research efforts, beginning with its partnership with Birders' Exchange, a program supplying research equipment to young scientists in Central and South America.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-5_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-5-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-birders-exchange_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birders-exchange-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conservation-oriented content began to appear more frequently in <i>Birding</i> with the 2001 volume.<sup id="cite_ref-floyd-history-6_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-history-6-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABA publishes three periodical publications, offering them in print and online formats. The ABA also hosts two blogs and a podcast. The ABA partners with and advises Scott & Nix, Inc., publisher of a series of recent and forthcoming <i>ABA State Guides</i>. The ABA also publishes a regularly updated checklist and occasional eBooks and monographs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Print_publications">Print publications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Print publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABA publishes <i><a href="/wiki/Birding_(magazine)" title="Birding (magazine)">Birding</a></i>, its bimonthly magazine; <i>North American Birds</i>, the quarterly "journal of record" for North American birdlife; and <i>Birder's Guide</i>, a quarterly publication with a rotating schedule of themes. All three journals are offered in print and online formats. </p><p>The ABA has published bird-finding guides to various states and regions of the United States and the Caribbean (10 titles are in print). The ABA is a partner in the ongoing publication of a series of photographic field guides to the birds of particular states (12 titles).<sup id="cite_ref-buteo-aba-titles_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buteo-aba-titles-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Online_publications">Online publications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Online publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABA maintains a multiauthored <a href="/wiki/Blog" title="Blog">blog</a><sup id="cite_ref-aba-blog-home_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-blog-home-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a multi-voiced podcast;<sup id="cite_ref-aba-podcast_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-podcast-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABA's youth program hosts the blog <i>The Eyrie</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-eyrie_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-eyrie-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ABA's journals <i>Birding</i>, <i>North American Birds</i>, and <i>Birder's Guide</i> are offered online, as well as in print. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ABA_Checklist">ABA Checklist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: ABA Checklist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABA publishes a checklist of the more than 1000 bird species found in the ABA area (the entirety of the United States and Canada, plus St. Pierre et Miquelon).<sup id="cite_ref-aba-checklist-book_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-checklist-book-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Updates to the most recent print edition are available online.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-checklist-web_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-checklist-web-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Checklist provides the <a href="/wiki/Common_name" title="Common name">common names</a> established and recommended by the <a href="/wiki/American_Ornithological_Society" title="American Ornithological Society">American Ornithological Society</a>, and it is one of the authorities consulted by the compilers of many popular bird identification guides in order to establish ranges and the status of populations.<sup id="cite_ref-nat-geo-6_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nat-geo-6-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-floyd-smithsonian_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floyd-smithsonian-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-stokes-stokes_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stokes-stokes-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programs">Programs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABA offers birding camps, sponsors youth teams in birding competitions, provides scholarships, and conducts an annual ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-eyrie_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-eyrie-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-business-wire-butek_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-business-wire-butek-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Members interested in bird listing share their totals at Listing Central.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-listing-central_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-listing-central-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The organization promulgates a <i>Code of Birding Ethics</i>, guiding birders to protect birds, the <a href="/wiki/Natural_environment" title="Natural environment">environment</a>, and the rights of others.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-ethics_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-ethics-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to offering ABA apparel,<sup id="cite_ref-aba-shop_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-shop-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the organization has partnered with for-profit companies to sell identification and bird-finding guides, <a href="/wiki/Binoculars" title="Binoculars">binoculars</a>, and items related to <a href="/wiki/Conservation_ethic" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservation ethic">conservation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-sales_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-sales-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ABA offers birding rallies, tours, and workshops (through the ABA Institute for Field Ornithology) throughout the world.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-events_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-events-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The IFO workshops, established to foster cooperation between professional and amateur ornithologists, blend classroom instruction and field study.<sup id="cite_ref-petersen-ifo_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-petersen-ifo-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABA presents several awards for promoting the cause of birding, advancing the state of ornithology, and making significant contributions to education and conservation. In 1980, it initiated the <a href="/wiki/Ludlow_Griscom_Award" title="Ludlow Griscom Award">Ludlow Griscom Award</a> to recognize "outstanding contributions to excellence in field birding;"<sup id="cite_ref-davis_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davis-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it is often called birding's highest honor.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, the awards program was expanded to include the <a href="/wiki/Chandler_Robbins_Award" title="Chandler Robbins Award">Chandler Robbins Award</a> for Education/Conservation, the <a href="/wiki/Claudia_Wilds_Award" title="Claudia Wilds Award">Claudia Wilds Award</a> for Distinguished Service, and the <a href="/wiki/Roger_Tory_Peterson_Award" title="Roger Tory Peterson Award">Roger Tory Peterson Award</a> for Promoting the Cause of Birding. The <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ridgway_Award" title="Robert Ridgway Award">Robert Ridgway Award</a> for Publications in Field Ornithology was added in 2002. The Griscom Award now specifically recognizes outstanding contributions to regional ornithology.<sup id="cite_ref-aba-recipients_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-recipients-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, the ABA introduced the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Betty_Petersen_Award&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Betty Petersen Award (page does not exist)">Betty Petersen Award</a> for Conservation and Community, to honor "those who have made great strides in expanding, diversifying, and strengthening the birding community, and those who have worked to build a support network for conservation." The first, posthumous recipient was <a href="/w/index.php?title=Betty_Petersen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Betty Petersen (page does not exist)">Betty Petersen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gordon-march-2014_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gordon-march-2014-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, the award was granted to Jack Siler;<sup id="cite_ref-aba-2015-awards_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-2015-awards-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ann Nightingale received the award in 2016;<sup id="cite_ref-birdwatching-feb-2016_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birdwatching-feb-2016-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Judy Pollock was honored in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-breen-dnainfo_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-breen-dnainfo-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_year" title="Big year">Big year</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Year" title="The Big Year">The Big Year</a></i>, 2011 film</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Birding_Association&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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