Membership Programs -

Membership Matters

Your membership allows us to give the best possible care to the thousands of birds brought to us each year.

“Seeing a bird lift from my hand and fly free again is the greatest gift I know.”
– Lynne Frink, Tri-State’s Founder

Edit your monthly donation account at this link.

Membership levels are changing! While our membership dues have remained unchanged since 2004, the cost of transportation, food, medicine, and supplies for our patients has continued to climb. We hope that you will continue to help us rise to these challenges through your membership gift. Read more below.

Monthly Donation Membership

Are you MODOvated to save birds’ lives?

Then join our flock of MODOs! Not MOurning DOves, MOnthly DOnors. (MODO is the birding abbreviation for mourning dove.) Your monthly gift provides a steady resource for our patients to receive the best care. Your credit or debit card is automatically deducted each month, safely, securely, and hassle-free. All MODOs receive an automatic membership when they sign up.

Starting at only $5 a month, you can start your own MODO membership and become a sustaining member.

Why become a MODO?

What do I need to know about monthly giving?

Why become a MODO?

To make a difference throughout the year
To save writing and mailing a check
To give at a higher, manageable level
To help save birds’ lives!

To make a difference throughout the year
To save writing and mailing a check
To give at a higher, manageable level
To help save birds’ lives!

What do I need to know about monthly giving?

Your donations are always safely and securely processed
You control what you give and can change your monthly donation amount any time
Through your donor account you can update your payment information or schedule
You will receive an automatic membership when you begin your monthly donations
Donation receipts are emailed to you automatically for your records

Your donations are always safely and securely processed
You control what you give and can change your monthly donation amount any time
Through your donor account you can update your payment information or schedule
You will receive an automatic membership when you begin your monthly donations
Donation receipts are emailed to you automatically for your records

Annual Membership

Prefer to make an annual membership gift? Current membership levels are below.

$35 Northern Cardinal (formerly Individual)$50 Eastern Bluebird (formerly Family)$75 Wood Duck (formerly Donor)

$150 Great Horned Owl (formerly Sponsor)$500 Red Knot (formerly Patron)$1,000 Bald Eagle

Membership Levels & Benefits

All membership levels include the following benefits:

Tri-State’s quarterly newsletter, A Bird’s Eye View, with information about our patients, upcoming events, and more!
Invitations to special events
Member discount on select Tri-State Store merchandise
Tri-State Window Decal to show your support for Tri-State’s work in wildlife rehabilitation
10% off bird food, houses and feeders at 1st State Seed & Garden Supply (Suite 950 People′s Plaza, Newark, DE)
10% off bird houses and feeders at Bird & Barrow (1916 Kirkwood Highway, Newark, DE)
10% off bird food, feeders and accessories at Score Seed & Garden Supply (2721 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE)
10% off a yearly examination and vaccines at VCA Kirkwood Animal Hospital. The discount is good for one pet per member per year. (1501 Kirkwood Highway, Newark, DE)
Backyard Birds Emporium: 10% off everything in store. (260 College Square Shopping Center, Newark, DE)

Membership Benefits

All membership levels include the following benefits:

Tri-State’s quarterly newsletter, A Bird’s Eye View, with information about our patients, upcoming events, and more!
Invitations to special events
Member discount on select Tri-State Store merchandise
Tri-State Window Decal to show your support for Tri-State’s work in wildlife rehabilitation
10% off bird food, houses and feeders at 1st State Seed & Garden Supply (Suite 950 People′s Plaza, Newark, DE)
10% off bird houses and feeders at Bird & Barrow (1916 Kirkwood Highway, Newark, DE)
10% off bird food, feeders and accessories at Score Seed & Garden Supply (2721 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE)
10% off a yearly examination and vaccines at VCA Kirkwood Animal Hospital. The discount is good for one pet per member per year. (1501 Kirkwood Highway, Newark, DE)
Backyard Birds Emporium: 10% off everything in store. (260 College Square Shopping Center, Newark, DE)

Great Horned Owl Members (formerly Sponsor) enjoy all the basic benefits above, plus the following:

A Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research sticker

Red Knot Members (formerly Patron) enjoy all the benefits listed above, plus the following:

An invitation to our annual Patron Reception for you and a guest
A Northern Cardinal level Tri-State membership to gift to a non-member
Inclusion in Annual Report

Bald Eagle Members enjoy all the benefits listed above, plus the following:

Personalized end-of-year impact report
Bald Eagle Pin for first year

Membership Questions

Why are membership levels increasing?

While our membership levels haven’t changed in nearly 20 years, our costs have. To best serve our patients, we’re increasing membership donation amounts to help fund their care. Membership is our second largest fundraising effort. Your membership makes our work possible.

Do I have to renew at the new rates?

No, however, after a time membership benefits will only be renewed at new levels.

Memberships are just one way to support. If a membership level no longer makes sense for your giving, that’s okay! If you’d still like to make a gift you can switch to a different level, switch to a monthly gift, or make a general donation.

We’ll be offering a grace period for members who renew at the former rates. After 1/1/23, membership benefits will only renew at these levels.

How is membership different from a general donation?

When you become a member, you’re joining a group of people dedicated to helping us save wild lives. Membership provides steady donations that allow us to provide care, medicine, food, and housing for our patients.

In addition to helping a wild bird take flight again, Members receive a few other benefits. This includes discounts from local retailers, information on how membership has helped in the past year, patient cases stories (coming soon), and more depending on level.

I have questions about my membership, who can i contact?

If you have questions about your membership, please email us at giftsandmembership(at)tristatebird.org

Wing & A Prayer Membership Program

Support the work of Tri-State with a holiday gift.

Tri-State Gifts

These finely detailed hand-painted ornaments by a local artist are available in your choice of Snowy Owl, Wood Duck or Yellow Warbler designs.

$25

Featuring the best of backyard birds, our 2019 calendar is packed with dazzling photographs contributed by friends of Tri-State, along with fascinating information about wildlife rehabilitation.

$16

Adopt-a-Bird Packages