The ABA Chandler Robbins Award for Education/Conservation is an

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given by the

American Birding Association The American Birding Association (ABA) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1969, dedicated to recreational birding in Canada and the United States. It has been called "the standard-bearer for serious birding in North America." Originally con ...

to an individual who has made significant contributions either to the education of

birder Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, by ...

s or to

bird conservation Bird conservation is a field in the science of conservation biology related to threatened birds. Humans have had a profound effect on many bird species. Over one hundred species have gone extinct in historical times, although the most dramatic hu ...

and the "management or preservation of

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s on which birds and birding depends." The award may also recognize efforts in both fields. One of five awards presented by the ABA for contributions to

ornithology Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and t ...

, the award is named in honor of

Chandler Robbins Chandler Seymour Robbins (July 17, 1918 – March 20, 2017) was an American ornithologist. His contributions to the field include co-authorship of an influential field guide to birds, as well as organizing the North American Breeding Bird Survey ...

, who himself advanced both conservation and education. Robbins is author of an influential

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to birds and the architect of the North American Breeding Bird Survey. The award was first bestowed on Ted Lee Eubanks.

List of recipients

Since the award's inception in 2000, there have been 17 recipients.

References

{{reflist Ornithology awards American Birding Association Awards established in 2000

List of recipients

See also

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