Birding is for everyone. Field guides, apps and websites make it easier than ever to identify the birds that we encounter. Groups connect us to other passionate birders. Online platforms let us share our sightings and contribute to global scientific understanding. 

How do you want to get started birding? 

Flying Solo 

• Go analog: pick up a field guide, a notebook and binoculars. 
• Go digital: Try birding apps and websites such as eBird, Merlin and iNaturalist to help with identification. 

Joining a Flock: Local birding and advocacy groups 

• Bird Philly (Philly-area initiative of Delaware Valley Ornithological Club) 
• Birdability  
• Birding Club of Delaware County 
• Bucks County Audubon Society 
• Bucks County Birders  
• Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC)   
• Feminist Bird Club Philly 
• In Color Birding
• Lancaster County Bird Club 
• National Audubon Society Chapters 
• Delaware Audubon  
• Lehigh Valley Audubon Society  
• Valley Forge Audubon Society  
• Wyncote Audubon Society
• New Jersey Audubon Society
• Philly Queer Birders 
• West Chester Bird Club 

Public Science Platforms and Events 

• Black Birders Week at the Academy (stay tuned!) 
• eBird 
• iNaturalist
• iNaturalist group: Bird Safe Philly Bird Strikes Project  
• Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census