Over the next 15 days, teams of nature enthusiasts, young and old (hopefully you!), will get together, plan some time to get outside, and count birds – all for a good cause! There’s still time for you to jump into this if you’d like to form a team.  You don’t need to be an expert birder and in fact, this is a great way to start learning about birds!

To participate in the bird-a-thon, simply find a friend or two, set a day that you’d like to go birding (you can do it for just a few hours or more if you like), download the bird count form, and pick a place to bird. You can do your bird count in your backyard, neighborhood or local park at any time between May 1-15, or join us on one of our bird walks on May 8 and get some help with your bird identification.

Prior to doing your bird count, talk to friends, family and colleagues at work and let them know what you’re doing (they may give you a funny look but that’s part of the fun) and see if they’d be willing to sponsor you in your count. Many people pledge a flat amount of anywhere from $10 on up while others pledge a per species amount like 10 cents a species (so if you see 30 species, they’d donate $3.) Donations are tax deductible and we have thank you gifts for donors giving $100 or more as well as prizes for bird-a-thon participants.

I hope you’ll join us in this annual event!  More information can be found on our Bird-a-thon page.

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