Our Mission
Established in 2022, our club is dedicated to fostering a passion for bird watching, advancing education about avian species and their habitats, and cultivating a vibrant community for bird enthusiasts.
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We believe birding is for everyone, and we welcome everyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or birding experience. We watch and learn about birds primarily on the island of Noepe, Wampanoag lands known today as the island of Martha's Vineyard.
Birding MV Calendar
Club Activities
Free Bird Walks
Twice monthly. Led by local birders on Saturday mornings in the off-season (Labor Day to Memorial Day); Mondays: Memorial Day to Labor Day. Details are in the calendar.
Free Birding 101 walks
Birding 101 walks are an introduction to birding and are focused on helping beginning birders build their skills. Leaders will have binoculars and field guides to loan. Details are in the calendar.
Have questions? Need help?
Membership
mvbirdclub_secretary@biodiversityworksmv.org
Other club questions
mvbirdclub_president@biodiversityworksmv.org
- Learning
- Eastern whip-poor-will migration and winter ecology Zoom presentation by Drew Vitz, PhD
- An Introduction to eBird with Shea Fee, club President.
- Vagrancy and Exploratory Behavior by Lesser Black-backed Gulls by Richard Veit, PhD
- Eastern whip-poor-will nesting ecology presentation by Liam Corcoran from the University of Rhode Island
Meetings
February, April and October in the basement of the Mary P. Wakeman Center at 57 David Avenue (off of Lambert’s Cove Road) in Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, or via Zoom. Meetings are open to members and non-members. Our meetings include social time before the meeting, a formal meeting to discuss bird club business, and a presentation from an invited speaker. Details are in the calendar.
Field Trips
We offer periodic off-island field trips focused on pelagic birds, warblers, or other bird groups of specific interest.
Birding News
Black Skimmer Bingo – Get to Know the MV Banded Skimmers
It’s time for the latest installment of black skimmer bingo! As the skimmers arrive back on their natal grounds, our shorebird staffers jump at the chance to go out and resight bands. Each spring/summer, there are familiar birds we see every year and young ones...
Five Years of American Woodcock Surveys
For the fifth consecutive year, BiodiversityWorks coordinated an annual Martha's Vineyard survey of American woodcock (Scolopax minor, AMWO) from April 20 to May 10, 2026, with the goal of tracking trends in this engaging shorebird’s island population. Starting...
Beach-Nesting Birds are Back
The BiodiversityWorks field staff returned to the beach this month to begin monitoring and protecting five beach-nesting bird species (piping plover, least tern, common tern, American oystercatcher, and black skimmer) across 24 sites for the 2026 breeding season....
Join The MV Bird Club
Membership in the MV Bird Club is on a sliding scale of $10 to $50, but larger donations are welcome to support the club. Member dues will cover website, communications, and operational expenses for the club as well as speaker fees to guest speakers.
Members will receive advance notice of off-island field trips and guest lectures. MV Bird Club bi-weekly bird walks, led by local birders, are free.
Your donation is tax deductible through BiodiversityWorks, a 501c3 non-profit.