09/18/2026
Birdability!
Rest is part of birding. Adjustable pacing is access. And there is definitely no single “right” way to be a birder.
Many birders live with disabilities and other health concerns that affect energy, stamina, pain, fatigue, or post-exertional recovery. Balancing the activities we love with the energy available to us can require planning, adaptation, flexibility, and sometimes grief.
During Birdability Week, join Katharine Baldwin, Karaleah Reichart Bercaw, and Carol Tepper for an honest conversation about birding with energy-limiting conditions.
Together, they will share how they have adapted their birding practices as their bodies and lives have changed. This may mean birding closer to home, pacing activities carefully, embracing rest, using mobility aids and technology, or finding new ways to connect with birds from a window, a vehicle, or a favorite sit spot.
They will also talk about the emotional work of adjusting expectations, honoring changing capacity, and recognizing that every way of connecting with birds counts.
Birding with Energy-Limiting Conditions Panel
Friday, October 23, 2026
7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM MT / 4:00 PM PT
ASL interpretation will be provided.
This virtual Birdability Week program is free, but advance registration is required. Find out more and register at https://www.birdability.org/birdability-week
We are grateful to our generous Birdability Week sponsors for helping make free, accessible programs like this possible.
Image description: Square Birdability Week graphic on a deep blue background with colorful starburst shapes. Three circular photos show women outdoors while birding. One is wearing a Birdability shirt and binocular harness, one is seated in a wheelchair with binoculars beside a waterfront, and one is wearing a binocular harness while standing near the water. Large white text reads: “Birding with an Energy-Limiting Condition.” Below it: “October 23, 2026, 7:00 P.M. ET.” A QR code and ASL interpretation symbol appear near the bottom. Bottom text reads: “A FREE Program celebrating Birdability Week with thanks to our generous sponsors.”
