Membership

Become a member of the Cayuga Bird Club!

Join a vibrant and welcoming community of people who appreciate birds
and care about protecting the natural environment.

The Cayuga Bird Club is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all. Members enjoy guided field trips, casual birding meet-ups, local habitat conservation opportunities, presentations by guest speakers at our monthly meetings, and keeping up with club activities through the club’s eNewsletter.

Annual Membership Dues:

• Family/Household or Individual - $15

• Student -  $10 

• Lifetime - $300 

Lifetime memberships will be extended to individuals or families with 30 years of regular membership, in recognition of their longstanding support of the club mission.

Payment may be made by PayPal, Venmo, or Credit Card via this link.

If you wish to make a donation in addition to your membership payment, please add it to the total and make a note in the "What's this payment for?" field.

We also accept payment by check, payable to Cayuga Bird Club. Please mail your check along with a completed membership form to:

Cayuga Bird Club

c/o Cornell Lab of Ornithology

159 Sapsucker Woods Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

The membership year runs from September 1 to August 31. New members joining between March 1 and August 31 are given full membership for the rest of the current year and also for the following membership year.

Your membership dues support projects aligned with the Cayuga Bird Club’s education and conservation missions. These include local habitat restoration, Motus tracking of migratory birds, local bird banding efforts, guest presenters at monthly meetings, youth birding and education, providing binoculars for new birders to borrow, and more. 

Thank you!

The Cayuga Bird Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt organization. 

All contributions, including membership dues payments, are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.