The purpose of the Williamsburg Bird Club is to:
- Promote interest in the study of wild birds
- Protect birds and their habitat
- Share the joy of birding with others.
If you support these same goals, join us! Here’s how:
Annual (January-December) membership dues are:
Patron membership: $35
Family membership: $25
Individual membership: $20
Student membership: $5
- New members joining January-April, fill out form below
- New members joining May through August pay 1/2 dues initially, fill out form below, selecting from the half price options
- New members joining September-December pay no fees initially. Click here to fill out contact information
- To Renew Your Membership: Click here
Email Mailing List: You will receive announcements of upcoming bird walks, field trips, meetings, and other events through WBC’s Google Groups email list. You will also receive the full-color email edition of the newsletter, The Flyer, through this mailing list. The email associated with your PayPal account will be used unless you provide another email in the Note to Membership Chair. For family memberships, please add additional emails in a Note to Membership Chair.
The Williamsburg Bird Club accepts payments via credit card and PayPal on-line and by check off-line. NOTE: You need not have a PayPal account to pay via PayPal; you just need a credit card. To join off-line, download and print and fill out this membership form. Send with your check payable to Williamsburg Bird Club to:
Williamsburg Bird Club
PO Box 1085
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Additional Donations
Ruth Beck & Bill Sheehan Ornithological Research Grants Fund for W&M Students
Each year, the Bird Club awards scholarship stipends to for one-four students in the Biology Department at the College of William and Mary for ornithological research.
Bill Williams Nature Camp Scholarship Fund
In September 2007, the Bird Club honored founding member, Bill Williams, by naming the Nature Camp Scholarship for him recognizing his leadership in science education. Each year, the Club awards one-three scholarships to Nature Camp, a private, non-profit, residential, co-ed summer camp specializing in natural history and environmental science education in Vesuvius, Virginia.
Bird Club Conservation Fund
Donated funds will be used to purchase materials and equipment to support the establishment and maintenance of Purple Martin Colonies and assist in preserving other bird species of population concern, such as Chimney Swifts.
The Williamsburg Bird Club is exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3) and is a non-profit organization eligible to receive tax deductible donations.
A financial statement is available on request from the VA Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs