Among our most valuable assets are our volunteers. Could you share a talent or skill with hummingbirds? By interacting with nature, we envision a world where people create healthy, abundant livelihoods that support biodiversity and regenerate healthy ecosystems. In order to achieve our goal, the Hummingbird Conservation Network empowers individuals to achieve sustainability through creative problem-solving  using environmentally regenerative methods in order to develop new capacities in communities. If you would like to collaborate on a project or volunteer your skills, please contact us and let us know how you would like to help.

Volunteer With Our Monitoring Team
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Volunteers have contributed countless hours of time, effort, and expertise to supporting our mission. Citizen scientists like you are the reason the Hummingbird Monitoring Network exists! Let's explore how your particular skillset can benefit our conservation goals for hummingbirds together. 

Our organization is looking for volunteers to help in a variety of roles during our monitoring sessions, and we would love to have you join us and make a difference.

During a monitoring session and before volunteers begin their work, each volunteer will undergo a brief training to ensure they are setup for success. The Monitoring Site Manager will be able to answer any questions you have and to make sure you have a safe and enjoyable volunteering experience. 

While volunteering for a monitoring session is usually very interesting and a great opportunity to learn more about hummingbirds, please be aware that this is a scientific research program and certain protocols must be followed.

Signing up to volunteer is as easy as 1-2-3!
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1) Explore the offered opportunities as a recorder, trapper, or feeder.
2) Find a location that is near you using our interactive map, where you also can view some information about each site.
3) Complete the form for the site that you want to volunteer at from our menu.

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HMN’s monitoring program generates knowledge about hummingbird diversity, abundance, productivity, and survivorship in various habitats. Our monitoring teams band hummingbirds under a schedule that starts each year in Spring and goes through Fall to collect this critical information. Each session is conducted once every other week, on a week period from Thursday to Wednesday. Each monitoring session lasts for five hours. If you are interested in participating during one of these sessions, check our schedule below and explore our volunteer opportunities. 
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