Share the joy of watching birds and spending time outdoors with people who aren’t familiar with these activities or can’t easily access them. We need more people to be passionate about birds and the natural places where they thrive!
- Go birding and take someone with you! The first step in conserving birds is to learn who they are, what they look like, where they live, and how they’re threatened. Every person is at a different spot on the ladder of knowledge. Take a step up, and take someone with you. There are many tools to help. Check out All About Birds. And find some of the best places to bird at the ABA’s Birding Trails.
- Support or initiate an International Migratory Bird Day event to celebrate the amazing spectacle of bird migration and to educate others about issues impacting birds.
- One of the fastest growing aspects of birding is bird photography. Find out where to share your photos and share the joy! For example, the Idaho Birding Facebook page.
- While you are out birding, tell restaurants, hotels, and any interested person what you’re doing and why you care. You might be surprised at how curious people are.
- Birding is not just good for birds, it’s good for you!
- Everyone who enjoys and cares about birds can play a role in extending their knowledge to others of all ages. Bird education resources that are fun to use are available from many sources. For example: http://birdday.org/educate/resource-index and Flying Wild.