What you’ll do:
💬10–15 min of sharing your story
❓Q&A with attendees
Inspire new and inquiring volunteers to take action
Potential Dates: Tuesday, May 26th or Thursday, May 28th
💰Honorarium provided
Email blackafinstem@gmail.com or DM us with NAME AND CONTACT EMAIL.
Call for Panelists - Bird Conservation Volunteering Experience
We’re looking for 3 panelists to share their real-world experiences – the wins, the challenges, and how others can get involved.
Our first Black Birders Virtual Gathering is happening this Saturday (April 25th) at 4PM EST.
Visit www.blackafinstem.com to Register.
Happy April 1st and #InternationalBirdDay!
This day is celebrated across the world as a reminder of the vital role birds play in maintaining ecological balance and biodiversity worldwide.
Make some time to learn about your local birds and their habitats.
More details on dates/times coming soon. Stay tuned!
#ImportantAnnouncement #BlackBirders #VirtualGatherings #April2026
New year, new ways to connect!
We're sooo excited to share that we’re launching Quarterly Virtual Social Gatherings for Black birders starting in April 2026. Think of it as a chill hangout spot to talk about joy in nature, birds, and community.
📷Thanks you to Adé Ben-Salahuddin and Danielle Belleny for sharing their photos.
#BlackBirdersWeek #BirdFamily #LaridaeFamily #GullsTernsSkimmers #Gulls #Terns #Skimmers #Noddies #CoastalBirds #SeaBirds
• GULLS are one of the few animals that can drink fresh and saltwater thanks to special glands above their eyes.
Well done to our sharp-eyed birders out there!
• NODDIES (like the Brown Noddy) got their name from their peculiar courtship behavior, they bob their heads up and down as if nodding yes!
• TERNS hold the record for the longest migration of any animal (the Arctic Tern flies from Greenland to Antarctica and back every year)!
Some fun facts about this bird family:
• SKIMMERS are the only birds on Earth with a lower beak longer than the upper one! They fly low over water and "skim" the surface for fish.
If you guessed gulls, terns, skimmers, or even noddies, then you were correct! Congratulations!!!
Think you know who it is? Drop your guess in the comments! Full reveal coming tomorrow.
#BlackBirdersWeek #Birding #BirdFamilies #GuessTheBird #CoastalBirds
Whether they're soaring over sandy beaches, hovering gracefully before plunge-diving, or "skimming" the water's surface for a meal, these birds are masters of the shoreline. They are often seen in large, noisy colonies—sounds like a family reunion we'd want to attend!
Can you guess the family? 🧐🔍
Black Birders Week 2026 is right around the corner, and we're highlighting a family of birds that are the ultimate coastal residents. 🌊
Exciting updates are coming your way every week as we count down to Black Birders Week 2026!
Stay tuned for sneak peeks at events, activities, and ways to stay engaged and get involved.
Black Birders Week is more than birding...it’s a movement for liberation, healing, and the transformative power of nature as a force for resistance and reclamation.
This is a space where Black birders, scientists, and nature enthusiasts are not just participants but visionary leaders and changemakers, reshaping narratives and demanding equity in every arena.
This theme is about the journey toward liberation, the advocacy required to protect our shared environment, and the decisive action needed to build a future where everyone belongs. It is a continuation of a movement that centers Black joy, liberation, and collective power in the outdoors.
This year, we turn our gaze to the horizon and the paths that connect us all. We are not just standing our ground; we are tracing the ancient flyways of migration, movement, and resilience.
Our 2026 Black Birders Week Theme is here!
For our 6th year, we are proud to announce our 2026 theme: “Flyways & Freedom: Advocacy, Action, and the Future”.
We're back for a new journey!
Black Birders Week is, and always will be, a bold and unapologetic reclamation of the Black community’s role in environmental spaces, a powerful celebration of our enduring connection to nature resounding call to dismantle the oppressive systems that have excluded us.
#BirdFreely #GroundedInCommunity #birding #BlaQueerLivesMatter #blackjoymatters #birds #community #liberation #blacksky #conservation #environmentaljustice
As we embrace the 2025 theme, "Grounded in Community," we recognize that true belonging means creating spaces where everyone can bird freely -- without fear, without limits.
In solidarity, today and always.
The Black AF in STEM Collective
#PRIDE2025 #PrideMonth #BlackBirdersWeek2025
#BlackBirdersWeek may be over, but we continue sharing love for our community. June is Pride Month, a time to uplift, honor, and celebrate our Black LGBTQIA+ sisters, brothers, trans, queer, and non-binary family. This space is yours. You belong here. We love you. We see you. We stand with you.
A very nice bird walk in a relatively small patch of woods (Upton Hill Regional Park) to celebrate Black Birder Week @dcbirdalliance @blackafinstem.bsky.social and NOVA Parks!
We hope everyone had a great #BlackBirdersWeek! Take a moment and listen to the seven phenomenal stories created by organizers of the week:
birdnote.org/black-birder...
@blackafinstem.bsky.social
FINAL REMINDER🏆Giveaways: Nocs Provisions, Bird Collective, Wild Birds Unlimited Inc., and Casey Girard
Enter for a chance to win on our website - www.blackafinstem.com -- under "2025 Giveaways". Winners will be announced at the end of week.
LINK IN BIO
Reflect & Share: Share a moment of joy you’ve had with birds or in nature this month.
#blackbirdersweek #blackbirdersweek2025 #blackinnature #blacksky #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #community #ornithology #scicomm #sciart #science #conservation #environmentaljustice
🎙️Check out BirdNote episode with Nicole Jackson, called "Bonding with Mom Through Birding n Stories: The House Sparrow.” LINK IN BIO.
