You have a bird (or more) and you enjoy your bird. A friend who also has birds has been telling you that you should join the bird club that he belongs to. Should you join it?

There may be different types of bird clubs in your area. One may specialize in parrot type birds, one in canaries, one in finches and maybe one covers all types of pet birds. The club you join may depend on the type or types of birds you own.

One reason to join the club might be the chance to meet other people in your area who have birds as pets. Some of these people may breed birds as well as have them as pets and you may be able to add more birds to your home. Some of the people may have years of experience with birds and may have answers to questions that you are having about the care of your own pet.

The club may have monthly meetings with guest speakers who may speak on a variety of topics that you may find interesting. The club may have a monthly newsletter filled with helpful information.

Sometimes clubs may buy bird toys or food in bulk to save on shipping expenses where the savings are passed on to the members.

Some clubs may visit nursing homes or schools with their birds to talk to people about the care of the birds. Some people find this activity extremely satisfying as they enjoy showing their bird off to other people and seeing their interest.

It would be a good idea to find out what each club in your area does before making a decision whether to join one or not. Many clubs allow a free visit to a meeting before asking that you join. Other clubs may have a small drop in fee.

Generally, bird clubs are not expensive to join and the fee will just cover the cost of the newsletter and/or the meeting place.

Once you take everything into consideration it is up to you to decide if belonging to one of the bird clubs in the area would be something that you would like to try. If you join one and don’t like it, you’ve only lost one year’s membership fees. If you don’t join one you may never know what you are missing.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to drop by the Bird Forum anytime


After many years of pet bird ownership, I have decided to write e-books about the care of some of these wonderful birds.