Benefits
Club participation provides:
- an opportunity to support an organisation whose principal aim is the conservation of birds
- Convivial company in which to pursue your interest in birds
- All sorts of advice relating to birds and birdwatching
- Opportunities to participate in useful research in a coordinated way
- Club nights with guest speakers
- A monthly newsletter
- The Annual Bird Report
- Access to the club’s comprehensive library of books, videos, audio cassettes, CDs and slides which may be borrowed by members
- A program of field trips to local and exotic destinations
- a real-time email news list with interesting local sightings (via HBOC’s Hunterbirding news and discussion forum)
- a hard-copy high quality journal The Whistler that focuses on the birds of the Hunter Region
- access to online bird images and members’ galleries
- opportunities to volunteer and make positive personal contributions towards the conservation of native birds
- A variety of discounts at participating stores – HBOC membership benefits
- Kathmandu Gear Up Promotion September 2024
Access to Newcastle Wetlands Reserve
HBOC members have regained access to Newcastle Wetlands Reserve, where a locked gate was recently installed by NSW Roads & Maritime Services. Contact a committee member for details about how access is able to be achieved.
Handbook of Birds of the World (HBW)
HBOC has a group subscription to HBW, which allows members to have access to an on-line copy of it (with certain restrictions). Contact a committee member for details about how access is able to be achieved.