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Tag: Birdability

  • Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 pm Eastern – Birdability Book Club: The Comfort of Crows

    Birdability is thrilled to continue the Birdability Book Club. Birdability is dedicated to making birding and bird activities more accessible for everyone, especially individuals with disabilities. The Birdability Book Club is an extension of this commitment, providing a welcoming space for participants to connect, share experiences, and explore the world of birds through the lens of literature. The book club will meet every other month on the 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. Eastern Time/6:00 P.M. Central Time/5:00 P.M. Mountain Time/4:00 P.M. Pacific Time.

    The November 19 session will discuss The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, by Margaret Renkl. Participation in the Birdability Book Club is open to all, and attendance is virtual, making it accessible to birders from diverse locations and backgrounds. To join the club, register for the upcoming session here. You will receive an email with the log-in information for the Zoom virtual meeting.

  • Monday, October 20 – Sunday, October 26 – Birdability Week

    Birdability Week is a celebration of birders with disabilities and other health concerns, as well as an opportunity to share resources and ideas to help the birding community become accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to everybody! It is an annual collection of events the third week of each October, drawing inspiration from other inclusive celebrations such as #BlackBirdersWeek, Latino Conservation Week and Let’s Go Birding Together. For complete details visit https://www.birdability.org/birdability-week

    The Offbeat Photo and Video Contest is back for Birdability Week 2025. Birds doing weird things? Accidental beauty? Blurry but beloved? Submit your offbeat bird photos and feeder cam videos starting August 1 for a chance to win and have your work featured during Birdability Week. The event organizers want your weirdest shots and the best stories about them!

    Entries will be open through September 15, and you can find full details and entry guidelines at https://www.birdability.org/birdability-week.

  • Wednesday, September 17, 7:00 pm Eastern – Birdability’s Virtual Book Club, Online

    Birdability is thrilled to continue the Birdability Book Club. Birdability is dedicated to making birding and bird activities more accessible for everyone, especially individuals with disabilities. The Birdability Book Club is an extension of this commitment, providing a welcoming space for participants to connect, share experiences, and explore the world of birds through the lens of literature. The book club will meet every other month on the 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. Eastern Time/6:00 P.M. Central Time/5:00 P.M. Mountain Time/4:00 P.M. Pacific Time.

    On September 17, the discussion will center on Birding for a Better World: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Nature, by Molly Adams and Sydney Golden Anderson. Participation in the Birdability Book Club is open to all, and attendance is virtual, making it accessible to birders from diverse locations and backgrounds. To join the club, register for the upcoming session here. You will receive an email with the log-in information for the Zoom virtual meeting.