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Other Ways to Get Involved in Bird Conservation

  • Participate in citizen-science projects.
  • Landscape your garden with native plants that attract birds. See the Landscaping pages in Attracting Birds.
  • Maintain a birdhouse to provide breeding sites for cavity-nesting birds. The Birdhouse Network
  • Keep cats indoors to protect birds and other wildlife. American Bird Conservancy
  • Avoid using pesticides to keep wildlife and ecosystems healthy. See Audubon at Home for more information.
  • Drink shade-grown, bird-friendly coffee to conserve good habitats for birds. See the National Zoo's web site for more information.
  • Consume sustainable seafoods. Audubon Living Oceans
  • Donate your binoculars to Latin America and the Caribbean. ABA Birders' Exchange
  • Share your appreciation of birds. Point out birds to others and spread awareness of their needs. Volunteer with schools and other groups to help educate our youth, caretakers of the future. Lead a bird walk. Become an ambassador for one of the Lab's Citizen-Science projects.
  • Adopt a Place. Choose a favorite place, such as a local park or recreation area or a commercial woodlot, and invest in its future as a functioning piece of the natural system. Submit bird counts into citizen-science databases, work with the landowner(s) and your local land trust to develop management alternatives that consider birds and other wildlife, conduct green-up days, or make financial contributions to preserve the place for future generations.
  • Help organize an International Migratory Bird Day event in May.
  • Get involved in your local Important Bird Areas program.
  • Help organize a birding festival or create a birding trail in your area.
  • Get involved in your state Teaming With Wildlife coalition. Make sure that a bird-and-birding component is present in the statewide efforts, with educational, recreational, and conservation elements.
  • Buy a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp) to support wetland habitat acquisition in the Refuge System. (It also serves as a year-long "pass" for the refuges that have an entrance fee.)
  • Join a local "Friends group" of a nearby National Wildlife Refuge. Bring an educational and recreational birding component to that group.