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Because birding is for everyone! Each week, you’ll receive expert insights, practical tips, and engaging stories to sharpen your birding skills, deepen your understanding of bird conservation, and connect with a global community of passionate birders. Whether you’re just starting or looking to level up your skills, Birding University is here to help you grow.
Our free newsletter includes four weekly features and one rotating deep-dive, with a different focus each week of the month:
This Week in Birding History: Quick, fun reflections on key birding milestones that happened around “this time” in history—reminders of how the past continues to shape the way we bird today.
Birding Tip: Bite-sized advice to help you find and identify more birds, attract them safely to your space, or manage your birding data. From fieldcraft to tech tools, we’ll help build your birding toolbox.
Bird’s Eye View: A weekly roundup of bird-related news and stories—from peer-reviewed science and conservation updates to quirky bird moments in the media—giving you a broad view of the birding world.
Weekly Poll: We want to learn more about your birding experience so we can shape content to your needs. Like any good university, we have a core curriculum—but you help us pick the electives—your input matters.
Deep Dive: The second half of each newsletter rotates through these themed spotlights each month:
Week 1: Bird Identification & Ecology
Week 2: Birding Practice & Technique
Week 3: Community & Conservation Corner
Week 4: Birds & Nature
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