Read About Bird Clubs

Bird clubs are a great way to learn more about birds, help the community and meet some friends.

What kind of bird clubs are out there?

You name a bird or a region of the country and there’s probably many bird clubs (or at least one) that will fit that description. Bird clubs are generally created based on the type of bird club members want to discuss or the region that club members live in.

For example, the Central Jersey Bird Club is one of many regional bird clubs. This club caters to bird lovers that live in several Central New Jersey counties, but invites activity from people that live in other regions as well. Putting together a regional bird club allows bird lovers who live in one particular area to share knowledge and expertise about birds that are unique to that region. Regional clubs also make it easier for club members to get together for meetings or community events.

What do bird clubs include?

Bird clubs can but don’t have to include the following; access to education programs; guest speakers and bird experts; opportunities to participate in wildlife conservation; access to the latest research and information about that particular bird; newsletters and other education material that’s put together by the bird club; adoption services; rescue services; a chance to talk to other bird owners and lovers and community service projects.

Bird clubs are not required to offer any of these things, but because they want to keep and expand their membership, they try to offer as many services as they can.

Responsibilities

Yes, bird clubs offer great advantages for their members, but they also expect members to contribute something. Usually this “something” includes a monetary payment of some sort. The fee to belong to a bird club tends to be fairly reasonable and is based on the costs that the club has to pay to provide educational services.

Bird clubs also expect, or at least offer, members a chance to get involved in the community and bird conservation. Usually bird club members do not find this expectation to be burdensome as they get into clubs so they can help take care of the birds they love.

These responsibilities can extend to fundraising events. Bird clubs participate in fund raising events to help pay for the costs associated with rescuing birds. Rescuing birds is not cheap, but is a central cause of most bird clubs.<\p>