Benefits of Baltimore Bird Club Membership:
If you prefer to join by mail, here is a BBC membership application you may print out and mail in.
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Get back to nature, with field trips and bird walks throughout the county, led by experienced birders
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Connect with others interested in birds and nature
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Learn about birds and nature, with lecture meetings featuring guest speakers and slide presentations (Location: Cylburn Arboretum and online)
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Keep informed with Chip Notes, a quarterly newsletter sent by email to members, and a monthly e-newsletter featuring upcoming meetings, field trips, and other events
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Make a difference in conservation and preservation through activities of the Club’s Conservation Committee
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Support youth birding activities and education
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Participate in citizen-science programs such as Christmas Bird Counts, fall and spring bird censuses, and other projects
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Socialize at our annual winter covered-dish dinner, our summer picnic, and other events
And, when you join the Baltimore Bird Club, you will automatically become a member of the statewide Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS), of which Baltimore Bird Club is one of 15 chapters. You’ll be a part of a statewide network of over 2,000 birders.
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Socialize with birders from across the state at the annual 3-day statewide convention with guided field trips, scientific research posters, keynote speakers, and more
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Connect with statewide activities through the quarterly newsletter, the Maryland Yellowthroat, and an online calendar of field trips and other events
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Learn about places to go birding through the MOS Birder’s Guide to MD and DC
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Learn about research on birds in Maryland through the MOS scientific journal, Maryland Birdlife, published twice a year and mailed to members or available online
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Support bird research and environmental education, through the statewide Maryland Ornithological Society grants programs
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Visit and help preserve a statewide network of bird sanctuaries owned by the Maryland Ornithological Society. Two of the sanctuaries have houses open for overnights stays by MOS/BBC members, at a nominal fee.
