Bird of the Month

The July bird of the month is the Peregrine ​Falcon. We chose the Peregrine Falcon as bird ​of the month to celebrate our new line of ​young birder club stickers that feature the ​most common favorite birds reported by our ​over 75 young birders! The Peregrine Falcon ​is one of the four new designs (join one of our ​upcoming events to get yours and see what ​other designs we have!). The Peregrine Falcon ​is the fastest bird (and animal!) in the world. ​It has been recorded at speeds over 250 ​miles per hour! They are large falcons and ​mostly feed on other birds. They are found all ​over the world on every continent except ​Antarctica! Locally, you can see them nesting ​at places like UB South, the Statler Building, ​and in Letchworth State Park. Check the ​maps at https://ebird.org/species/perfal to ​see all the nearby hotspots to view these ​awesome raptors!

Happy birding!

Our August event is to join the I Bird ​NY walk at Reinstein Woods!

Make sure to check out all our ​upcoming events below!

Upcoming Events

• August 10, 10am-11:30am: I Bird NY walk @ ​Reinstein! Visit ​https://reinsteinwoods.org/events/i-bird-​ny/ for more information and to register. ​Join to get your NEW young birder sticker - ​choose from 5 designs!
• September 21, 10am-4pm: Fall Festival at ​Reinstein Woods
• October 20, 1pm-3pm: Bird Mask ​Makerspace!
• November, date TBD: Potluck & Movie
• December: Happy Holidays, No programming!

DON’T FORGET TO BE WORKING ON YOUR ​I BIRD NY CHALLENGE!

As always visit our Events page to stay up to date on our ​latest events at any time! Don't forget to let us know ​your ideas by email or using this brief survey.

Want to organize an event? Just reach out!

We are hard at work planning activities for 2025 and ​welcome your ideas!

Friends

Thanks to all the great local nature organizations for their support of the club! There is no financial or legal obligation to friendship! Friends simply help spread the word and, if interested, organize an event for the young birders. We share information about friends on the website and in emails - we also try to make sure to list bird-related events friends are hosting on our calendar and friends' camps on our camp list. The WNYYBC operates in partnership with Birds on the Niagara, an international Buffalo-based organization celebrating birds, conservation, and social justice. For more information visit http://www.birdniagara.org/.

ABA Young Birder Mentor Program

Register through Sept. 1!

Mentorship by top birders, ​naturalists, and artists in five areas ​of your choosing - field notebook, ​conservation/community, ​illustration, writing, & photography!

Visit https://www.aba.org/young-​birder-year-contest/ for more info!

For young birders age 10-18 with ​categories of 10-13 and 14-18.

Don't Forget - Birding Gear Freecycle!

Did you upgrade to a better scope or outgrow a favorite birding t-shirt? Do you need to trim down your field guide collection or rehome some old bird feeders? Donate your gently used* birding gear! Gear can range from optics and cameras to books to clothes and warm weather gear to feeders, dvds, and more - anything potentially bird-related is fair game! All gear is inventoried at https://www.wnyybc.org/local-birding-resources/gear-freecycle.

The WNY Young Birder Club, The Spark Bird Project, the Feminist Bird Club of Buffalo, and Birds on the Niagara will work with community partners to redistribute gear to individuals who love birds but may not have the resources to afford birding gear and/or folks just starting their birding journey. Please contact one of these organizations if you would like to donate or receive birding gear!

*please only gear in good, working order