![A Northern Cardinal female perched in some gray branches near red berries.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/950dcd_e63995f8a6fb4d9f92c20e1081f80932~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_705,h_470,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/950dcd_e63995f8a6fb4d9f92c20e1081f80932~mv2.jpg)
Northern Cardinal by Evan Dalton
New To Birding?
If you're interested in birds and want to go out and look for them, congratulations -- you're a birder! As a birder, you can do anything from watch birds at a bird feeder, search around your neighborhood, hangout on a bench at the park, or try to track down new types of birds near and far. You can bird by yourself, or with your friends and family.
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At the Massachusetts Young Birders Club, you join a community of other people your age to bird together and deepen your connection to birds and nature.
What do you need to go birding?
We recommend:
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Something to help you see birds like binoculars.
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Something to help you identify the birds you see like a field guide or app.
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Comfortable clothing.
Come to any of our activities and we'll provide binoculars and field guides to help you see and identify birds.
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Getting birding gear of your own doesn't need to be expensive. And there are many places close to where you live to go birding. Click on the buttons below to learn more.
![An Eastern Screech Owl in a tree cavity.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/950dcd_2075e287cc79495a9dd1da128e48aaf3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_275,h_367,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/950dcd_2075e287cc79495a9dd1da128e48aaf3~mv2.jpg)
Eastern Screech-Owl by Cory Elowe
![A Barred Owl's face.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/950dcd_de16c31da3c7443682b6f874ca0d5b9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_274,h_225,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/950dcd_de16c31da3c7443682b6f874ca0d5b9e~mv2.jpg)