A Field Guide to Accessible Birding
in the United States
A Field Guide to Accessible Birding in the United States, to be published by Princeton University Press in fall 2026, will be the first bird travel guide written by a disabled birder for disabled birders. This book will highlight accessible trails, bird blinds and observation platforms across the US and Canada that are wonderful examples of accessibility and which create opportunities to enjoy birding spectacles or endemic or highly-sought-after birds. There’s more information about this project in this blog post.
Update, March 2024: I need your help to finish this project! Please consider contributing to my travel expenses so I can visit the last few states and accurately describe the accessibility of the birding locations I include.
Do you know of a birding location that would be a great candidate for inclusion in this book? Please let me know by emailing the.ot.birder@gmail.com or submitting the form below. Thank you!
Are you a disabled birder? Do you have a photo of yourself birding at an accessible birding location that you would be willing to see published in this book? Please reach out! I’m excited to use this book to amplify disabled birders and show real people (not models) making use of accessible features. Although I will not have the final say in the images chosen to be included in this book (the publisher will), if your photo is included we’ll send you a free copy of the book!
Photo in header: Sandhill Cranes, Platte River, Nebraska. Photo: Freya McGregor.
Last updated March, 2024