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Birding University

Birding University is an educational ecosystem helping birders of all backgrounds grow their skills in birding, conservation, and community—because birding is for everyone.

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Birding Tip: Don’t Fear Pelagic Birding

Take your birding to the sea with confidence

Story of New Zealand's Beach Fairy

The ongoing effort to protect New Zealand’s rarest breeding bird

Birding Tip: Packing for a Summer Day in the Field

Prepare for heat, insects, storms, and long hours outdoors

AOS 2026: The 144th Annual Meeting of the American Ornithological Society

Hope is the thing with feathers

Birding Tip: Post-Breeding Wanderers

Why late summer brings unexpected birds to unexpected places

Study Series: Shorebirds 201b

Stacking the odds in your favor to find more shorebirds

Study Series: Shorebirds 201a

Using the Foundations of Field ID to approach shorebird identification

Interview: Phil Brown (Naturalist)

In discussion with renowned Dreamcatcher on slowing down, MicroExploring, and finding nature’s hidden wonders

Birding Tip: Start Broad with Shorebird Identification

Learn to identify shorebirds from the outside in

Quiz: Shorebirds (North America)

Test your shorebird identification skills with this quick quiz

Birding Tip: Birding the Ecological Engines of Change

How fire, wind, water, and other disturbances reshape habitats

The Complete Naturalist 101

Why every birder should look beyond birds

Birding Tip: Follow the Family Group

Family life can lead you to birds you’d otherwise miss

Community & Conservation: Federal Duck Stamp

A $25 purchase that has protected millions of acres—and why every birder should own one

Birding Tip: Birding After Summer Storms

Why rough weather often creates the best birding

Photo Essay: Long Island Sound

Exploring Connecticut's vibrant coastal birdlife

Interview: Northern Vermont Feminist Bird Club

Building a more welcoming birding community, one outing at a time

Birding Tip: The Fledgling Test

How to know when a baby bird needs help—and when it doesn't

Study Series: Warblers 401b

Learning the subtle clues that separate difficult warblers in the field

Study Series: Warblers 401a

When warblers break the rules