GSO - Bird Club

Club website
The UMass Bird Club is an opportunity for people to learn how to enjoy resident, migratory and breeding birds in their region. We aim to include people of all backgrounds who are interested in joining us on our weekly walks throughout western Massachusetts to learn how to identify and enjoy all bird species (songbirds, ducks, etc). Our goal is to provide a space for all kinds of birders (beginners or experts) to join us on our birding walks. We will plan weekly walks during migration (fall/spring) and biweekly walks all other times of the year. We require a room on campus to meet in a least once a month to discuss future birding walks and trips (i.e. >45 minutes away from campus), as well as any campus funding that is available to help schedule any potential weekend trips. This club will garner student interest and will benefit the student body because it will motivate people to get outside a least once a week to walk the beautiful nature preserves of Hampshire county, and it will spark an interest in birds throughout the graduate community. In five years, I envision the bird club to continue to be inclusive of people of all backgrounds to encourage those who are interested in birds as a species, or as a part of the ecosystem. Also, we intend to progress the club by creating an educational component, where we will discuss issues in bird ecology with local organizations and groups in hopes to change the perspective of people who are not familiar with bird ecology.