Get Involved
How You Can Get Involved in Bird Conservation Efforts
Whether you are an individual, small group or a large community
group, there are many ways you can get involved in conservation and
take action! Browse through the following projects and programs and
make a difference at your desk, in your backyard, and beyond.
Action From Your Desk
Educate Yourself
Citizens can influence local and national policy to conserve songbirds
in several ways, but the first step is to educate yourself. Here is a
list of some helpful publications.
Write Letters to Elected Officials
Once you have learned about issues affecting migratory birds and have
identified some of particular interest to you, you can start making a
difference by writing letters to local, state, and federal officials.
Write Letters to the Editor
The letters-to-the-editor section of your local or regional newspaper
presents an ideal forum for getting your message to its readers --
including members of your congressional delegation.
Join Conservation Organizations
You can also learn about issues relating to migratory birds by joining
conservation organizations, such as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Here is a list of other national, nonprofit, membership organizations
working closely with bird and habitat conservation.
Action in the Field
Breeding Season Projects
Several continent-wide monitoring programs exist to detect trends in
breeding populations. Here are descriptions of some of those programs.
Migration Projects
Get caught up in the excitement of migration, while contributing data to migratory bird monitoring programs.
Winter Projects
Join thousands of other citizen scientists who monitor winter bird populations across the continent.
Help to establish Important Bird Areas
Check out National Audubon's IBA program.
Other Ways to Get Involved in Bird Conservation
More ideas for you to try!
From participating in our citizen-science projects and helping to
organize an International Migratory Bird Day event, to landscaping for
native plants and consuming bird-friendly coffee: lots more ideas for
you to help make a difference.