Bringing birds and people together since the 1950s.

We're a community of birders, conservationists, educators, and neighbors based in Claremont, serving the Pomona Valley and beyond. Whether you've birded for forty years or noticed one at the window this morning, there's room for you here.

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A smiling woman stands beside a Great Horned Owl perched on a handler's gloved hand Meeting a Great Horned Owl
A line of smiling birders of all ages, many with binoculars, on a garden trail Out on a morning outing
Teens, a parent holding a young child, and a woman smile as they meet a hawk up close Up close with a hawk
Children gather at an owl-themed activity table while volunteers show them feathers and specimens Hands-on fun at the owl table
A smiling man holds a hawk on a leather glove in front of a colorful mountain mural A visiting hawk and its handler

Education, recreation, conservation. Connecting people to nature through birds since the 1950s.

Community Meetings

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Bird Outings & Events

Open to everyone. No experience needed. Just your curiosity, and binoculars if you have some.

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New to birding?

You already have everything you need to start.

No special gear? No field guide memorized? No idea how to tell a sparrow from a finch? No worries! Birding is really just loving the birds already around you, and there are as many ways to do that as there are people. Birding is for everybody, full stop. Whoever you are, there's a place for you at PVBA, and we hope you'll join us soon.

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Ways to bird

Slow birding, listing, birding by ear. Find the pace that fits you.

Birding for every body

Accessible sites across the Pomona Valley, mapped for you.

Gear to get started

Honest picks that won't break the bank, from binoculars to a field bag.

Come say hello

Meetings and walks where nobody quizzes you. Just show up.

Found a sick, injured, or orphaned bird?

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