About us

Who are we?

SoCal Birding is a grassroots community that connects birders across Southern California (San Diego, Orange, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties). Our goal is to make birding communal, accessible, and healing by bringing people together who share the love of birds and the natural world.

Our mission

We believe community is essential to appreciating the natural world. Connecting with local birders facilitates learning, positive birding experiences, improved mental health, a deeper connection with wildlife, and creating change. We value accessibility, ethical birding, respect for wildlife, inclusivity, and collaboration. Our goal is to create a welcoming space for birders of all experience levels.

What we do

• Maintain an active online community (Discord, Instagram, Reddit, Facebook)

• Host webinars, competitions, and other community events.

• Organize local meetups and field outings.

• Collaborate with other local birding groups.

• Share information regarding local opportunities.

We empower you

As a grassroots organization, SoCal Birding is founded on the belief that great ideas come from the community. Anyone in Southern California can plan meetups and events using our infrastructure. You don't have to wait around for an event to pop up - you can plan one right now on our Discord server.

Birding is better together.