The Augusta Bird Club believes birdwatching should be available to everyone and everyone should have access to the tools they need to get started. We should all have the opportunity to delight in the sights, sounds and behaviors of birds. Birds are also a pathway to greater knowledge of the natural world. By observing them, you learn about migration, seasons, ecology, habitats, and the threats to the web of life that sustains us all.

The Augusta Bird Club has recently donated three Birding Backpack kits to the Augusta County, Staunton, and Waynesboro Public Libraries for checkout. Each kit includes a pair of Celestron Nature DX binoculars, a Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, a local bird checklist, and a laminated pamphlet highlighting popular, local birding sites. You can check out a kit for three weeks at a time available to a Valley Libraries cardholder of any age in good standing. Happy birding!