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WELCOME!
Kirtland Bird Club welcomes all people with an interest in birds - regardless of gender identity, sexual preference, ethnicity, skin color, age, or skill level.
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Check out upcoming birding programs in our area:
Northeast Ohio REGIONAL BIRD CALENDAR 
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Read our Summer newsletter!
Click HERE 
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June is LGBTQIA Pride Month ! Show your PRIDE ! Get your swag HERE !
A KBC FIELD TRIP - at long last!
Richfield Heritage Preserve
Saturday, June 12th, at 8 AM (Rain date Sunday, June 13th)
Richfield Heritage Preserve
Saturday, June 12th, at 8 AM (Rain date Sunday, June 13th)
- This event is restricted to members and attendees from Birdwatching for Everyone
- Groups are limited to ten people and will be spaced apart from other groups
- Masks are required at all times
- Loaner binoculars will be available on a limited basis
What did NE Ohio look like before white settlers arrived in the 1790s? Click HERE to find out!
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 - video will be posted shortly!
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Jim Bissell - Botanist, Naturalist, Conservationist Renowned botanist and land preservation specialist Jim Bissell spoke about the rich biodiversity found on properties he conserved in Northeast Ohio over the last 50 years. For Jim' s full bio and a fun photo of Jim click HERE |
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Birdwatching for Everyone - Six sessions and done! Big THANKS to our audience and all of our presenters! Videos and resources from past sessions can be found HERE Email info@kirtlandbirdclub.org if you'd like to learn more about how to become a birdwatcher! And check out our New Birder resource page! |
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2021-2022 KBC Meetings, Presentations, and Activities
CLICK HERE TO SUGGEST A TOPIC - or a FIELD TRIP or a MEETING LOCATION!
Click here to learn more about upcoming KBC meetings
Click here to learn about other birding events in our area
Click here to view out past presentations - view videos!
- First Wednesday of each month - Mark your calendar!
- What's In the Works??
- Majoring in Ornithology in College
- The Role of Native Plants & Insects in Bird Life
- Sparrow Identification
CLICK HERE TO SUGGEST A TOPIC - or a FIELD TRIP or a MEETING LOCATION!
Click here to learn more about upcoming KBC meetings
Click here to learn about other birding events in our area
Click here to view out past presentations - view videos!
Summer News:
- KBC's membership has grown - view our growth HERE
- We will be at Cleveland Metroparks events near Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve this summer - info@kirtlandbirdclub.org to participate or volunteer - more details coming!
- View the CHEERS redevelopment plan for the Cleveland eastside lakefront from Burke Airport to Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve HERE
Birding While Black - Black Lives Matter.
Black birder Christian Cooper’s cell phone video showing a white woman calling 911 to report he was threatening her and her dog (which was not true) went viral – and it ignited a spate of discussions, articles, videos, and news items about how systemic racism plays out in birding.
Thanks to a black birder member of the KBC who had asked that we show and discuss Cooper’s video at our previous meeting, our club has begun to address how systemic racism impacts the experience of birding for people of color - and how we can respond.
We have put some of the video presentations, articles, and facebook posts that KBC members have viewed during this time in our website archive. Become informed by them and join us in our endeavor.
We have begun partnering with Black-led organizations and are working on creating a welcoming environment for Black, Brown, Asian, LGBTQ, Differently Abled, and all groups of people who have not had a presence in our birding community so that all may enjoy birding.
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Reminders from the American Birding Association: |
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$30 Couple Membership $10 Student Membership |
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KBC is a 501c3 nonprofit member-based organization. Donations and memberships are fully tax-deductible.
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ABOUT KBC
Kirtland Bird Club was founded in 1940 and named after Dr. Jared Kirtland who started the Cleveland Museum of Natural history.
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