1. To support, encourage and promote the study of Australian birds and to contribute to their conservation.
2. To establish and maintain a gift fund called the Australian Bird Study Association Fund for Avian Research, in accordance with subsection 78(4) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936; for the specific purpose of assisting with the publication of information, the provision of education or the carrying out of research into various aspects of the avifauna of Australia.

MEMBERSHIP

There are over 300 private and 80 corporate and institutional members of the Association, and membership is open to any person or group that supports the objectives of the Association.

WHAT MEMBERS RECEIVE

Membership entitles you to:

• The ABSA journal, Corella, three times per year.
• The Newsletter, mailed with the journal plus a December issue.
• A generous discount for banding supplies purchased from the Mist Net Service.
• A vote at the Annual General Meeting.
• Nominate for election to the Committee of the Association.
• Attend field outings to assist in field research.
• Attend bird research seminars.

HOW TO JOIN

Click here to bring up an application form that you can print out and send to join the Association.

If you want to know more about what bird researchers do, click here

OTHER BIRD SITES

A whole page of links to bird sites all around the world.

 PRIVACY POLICY

To comply with recent Commonwealth legislation on privacy, the Commitee has adopted a Privacy Policy and associated Procedures. To view the Association's Privacy Policy, click here.