Meet five leaders in the community creating necessary spaces for BIPOC through organized outings. In this first part, we are introduced to each of them and hear their stories of what brought them to birding and eventually to starting BIPOC birding clubs or collectives. All of these people are wonderful and have a deep love of birding and brining that join into the BIPOC communities where they are from. In part 2 we talk a lot more deeply about the importance of BIPOC only spaces in birding.

03:37 Candace Williams of Chicago BIPOC Birding Network (unofficial) Chicago IL

07:43 Daniela Herrera of Chicago BIPOC Birding Network (unofficial) Chicago IL

14:07 Angel Ramirez of Oxnard Birder's Club, Oxnard CA

24:20 Dexter Patterson of BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, Madison WI

38:46 Jason Hall of In Color Birding Club, Philadelphia PA