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The Birds of America

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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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The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Plate 291 - Herring Gull Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of American herring gulls from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual in immature plumage stands on a mollusk-encrusted rock poking out from the sea while an adult swoops by in flight.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Plate 290 - Red-backed Sandpiper (Dunlin) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of dunlins from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual in breeding plumage and another in non-breeding plumage strut along a beach strewn with rounded stones and various sea shells.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Plate 289 - Solitary Sandpiper Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of solitary sandpipers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual wades in shallow water between some mud flats and marsh grasses, a second runs along the mudflats.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Plate 288 - Yellow Shank (Lesser Yellowlegs) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a lesser yellowlegs from Audubon's "The Birds of America." one individual struts along the water's edge in a forest scene, a handful of waterfowl are seen in the distance.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Plate 287 - Ivory Gull Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of ivory gulls from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult stands on a small rock covered with seaweed and sea creatures, a juvenile plumage individual stands on the bare ground nearby.

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The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Plate 286 - White-fronted Goose Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

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.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Plate 285 - Fork-tailed Gull (Sabine's Gull) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a Sabine's gull from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult stands one-legged on a small rock at the edge of calm, open water, a sanderling forages nearby.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plate 284 - Purple Sandpiper Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of purple sandpipers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two purple sandpipers and one Wilson's plover strut about on a rocky surface rising out from a calm sea.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Plate 283 - Wandering Shearwater Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a great shearwater from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult stands on a small weathered rock in the sea, with large mountains rising out from the water in the backdrop.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Plate 282 - White-winged silvery Gull (Iceland Gull) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of Iceland gulls from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult sits on the bare ground beside the sea, one immature individual stands above and behind on a small outcropping, scratching it's head.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Plate 281 - Great White Heron Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a great blue heron from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One white morph individual hunts at the water's edge at twilight, a red fish in its bill. A waterside town can be seen in the distance.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Plate 280 - Black Tern Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of black terns from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult stands on a rock on a beach, another in nonbreeding plumage swoops downwards nearby.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Plate 279 - Sandwich Tern Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a Sandwich tern from Audubon's "The Bird's of America." One adult stands one-legged on some dead coral on a beach, a large dead arthropod lays nearby.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Plate 278 Schinz's Sandpiper Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of peeps from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual stands on a sandy beach among small seashells, another flies off. Possibly intended to depict white-rumped sandpipers.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Plate 277 - Hutchins's Barnacle Goose (Cackling Goose) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a cackling goose from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual stands near an arctic waterway, calling towards the sky.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Plate 276 - King Duck Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of king eiders from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male stands on a small rock with a hen sitting below near some bivalve shells; the sea and barren mountainous terrain in the background.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Plate 275 - Noddy Tern Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a brown noddy from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual perches atop a broken and worn tree limb, a small seaside town can be seen in the far distance.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Plate 274 - Semipalmated Snipe, or Willet Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of willets from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Three individuals stand among tall saltmarsh grass waving in the wind, one appears ready to take flight.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Plate 273 - Cayenne Tern (Royal Tern) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a royal tern from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One Adult stands on a sandy seashore next to a decapod of some kind.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Plate 272 - Richardson's Jager Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of parasitic jaegers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult and one juvenile stand on a barren hill adjacent to the sea.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Plate 271 - Frigate Pelican (Magnificent frigatebird) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a magnificent frigatebird from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male dives downwards, mouth agape.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Plate 270 Stormy Petrel Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of Wilson's storm-petrel's from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two individuals flutter over choppy seas, a wooden barrel can be seen bobbing in the water.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Plate 269 - Greenshank Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a common greenshank from Audubon's "The Birds of America.: The bird struts along a knoll in front of a seaside star fort.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Plate 268 - American Woodcock Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of American woodcocks from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two individuals probe a patch of muddy ground in front of green grass, a third individual flies past.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Plate 267 - Arctic Yager Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of long-tailed jaegers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual stands on a rocky cliff overlooking a calm sea, another flies by.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Plate 266 - Common Cormorant Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of great cormorants from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male stands at the edge of a cliff, a female tends to a nest behind with two young chicks.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Plate 265 - Buff-breasted Sandpiper Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of buff-breasted sandpipers from Audubon's "The Birds of America."

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Plate 264 - Fulmar Petrel Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a northern fulmar from Audubon's "The Bird of America." One light morph individual stands on a small rock pillar rising out of the sea.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Plate 263 - Curlew Sandpiper Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of curlew sandpipers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual in breeding plumage and another in non-breeding plumage forage in the mud in some wetlands.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Plate 262 - Tropic Bird Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of white-tailed tropicbirds from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual stand on rocky terrain at the oceanside, another flies past.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Plate 261 - Hooping Crane (Sandhill Crane) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a sandhill crane from Audubon's The Birds of America." One individual stands on a knoll in open grasslands, several other individuals flock behind and below

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Plate 260 - Fork-tailed Petrel Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of Leach's storm-petrels from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two individuals are in flight above rough, open seas, there seems to be some flotsam in the background.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Plate 259 - Horned Grebe Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of horned grebes from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two individuals sit next to each other at the edge of a small water body, one in full breeding plumage and one in winter plumage.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Plate 258 - Hudsonian Godwit Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of hudsonian godwits from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual in non-breeding plumage struts past another individual in breeding plumage preening.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Plate 257 - Double-crested Cormorant Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a double-crested cormorant from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male in breeding plumage stands on a rock at the seaside, many other individuals can be seen in the water in the far disstance.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Plate 256 - Purple Heron (Reddish Egret) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of reddish egrets from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult struts through shallow marsh water, a juvenile stands nearby at the water's edge.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Plate 255 - Red Phalarope Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of red phalaropes from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult in breeding plumage stands on a rock in front of a large body of water. Two others are in non-breeding plumage to the left, one on the ground and one in flight.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Plate 254 - Wilson's Phalarope Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of Wilson's phalarope from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult flies in towards another individual in non-breeding plumage foraging along the edge of a shallow pond or waterway.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Plate 253 - Jager Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pomarine Jaeger from Audubon's "The Birds of America. One adult struts along some grassy knolls past an overturned oyster shell.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Plate 252 - Florida Cormorant Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a double-crested cormorant from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult in breeding plumage perches on a broken, forked tree limb sticking just a few inches out of the water. Many other individuals can bee seen in the distance on rocks and small islands.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Plate 251 - Brown Pelican Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a brown pelican from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult perches at the end of a broken tree limb bearing one or two leafy branches.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Plate 250 - Arctic Tern Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of an arctic tern from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult in breeding plumage dives down towards an open sea under overcast skies

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Plate 249 - Tufted Auk Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Plate 248 - American Pied-bill Dobchick (Pied-billed Grebe) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of pied-billed grebes from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One juvenile swims up to an adult in a pond, tall grasses growing along the water's edge.

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The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Plate 31 - White-headed Eagle (Bald Eagle) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a bald eagle from Audubon's "The Birds of America." The bird is scowling, one foot on wet, flat, rocky terrain, and the other on a large overturned catfish. The head of a smaller fish is seen laying nearby. Text below illustration reads:
"Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon. F.S.E.F.L.S. Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R.Havell,
White-headed Eagle. FALCO LEUCOCEPHALUS. Linn. Male. Yellow Cat-fish."

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The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Plate 11 - Bird of Washington (Bald Eagle) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Plate 247 - Velvet Duck Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of white-winged scoters from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male stands and stretches upwards while one female sits nearby, both on a rocky outcropping overlooking an open sea.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Plate 246 - Eider Duck Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of common eiders from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male and one female aggressively repel a second male. Behind them is a clutch of eggs in matted down grass.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Plate 245 - Uria Brunnichii (Thick-billed Murre) Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a thick-billed murre from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult flies past over choppy seawater.

The Birds of America @thebirdsofamerica.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Plate 244 - Common Gallinule Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a common gallinule from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult struts along some muddy ground towards calm, shallow waters.