RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

HERE YOU GO

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Welcome Birders!

A quick overview of the birding experiences you can expect in Massachusetts—and a few suggestions to get you started ...

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JOIN A BIRD CLUB

New England has lots of bird clubs offering free walks and talks. Join a club, meet other birders, and build your skills ...

FIND YOUR CLUB

How To Save Birds

An ongoing series of ways you can help protect birds and habitat ...

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Photography

Bird photography is a huge part of birding—whether that means a phone pic for Instagram or photographing gannets underwater for Nat Geo ...

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Birding Books

From field guides to memoirs to poetry....books about birds and birding that are worth a read—including many from New England authors ...

Wild habitats, urban parks, and public beaches—green spaces need your attention, protection, and involvement. Here's how to have an impact ... COMING SOON

Hello Newbies!

We love to help new birders get off to a great start because other birders did that for us.

Check out these resources ...

COMMUNITY DATA SHARING

Birding has always been a crowd-sourced enterprise. Here are some of the incredible databases available for exploration ...

RECOMMENDED

Field guides, gear, apps, blogs and podcasts abound—sharing a few team favorites ...

BINOCULAR CARWASH

How to buy, borrow, use, maintain your binoculars and other optical gear, and refine those mad skills birders are famous for ... COMING SOON

TECH

An introduction to the intersection of birding and technology from drones to sensors to parabolic microphone set-ups ...

BE GOOD

Birding ethically, responsibly, sustainably, and inclusively—resources on birding, ethics, and expectations ...