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Of Birds and People 
Thanks to the enthusiastic participation of so many counters (many of them new to our big
annual fundraiser) - and their sponsors - this year's Bird-a-Thon is PRBO's best ever.
Counters who searched for the greatest variety of birds in a 24-hour period in September
have reported to their sponsors, and sponsors' pledge checks are arriving in PRBO's
mailbox. As this Observer goes to press, proceeds from the big birding day have topped
$65,000! Our preliminary lists of counters who found the most species and who raised the most money are presented here; if you counted in our 1996 Bird-a-Thon and haven't yet sent us your species total, please do so today! We'll publish a final list of top counters in our next Observer. This year's success was due in large part to a friendly Bird-a-Thon competition among six Bay Area counties - organized by our longtime friend and new board member Mike Parmeter. Mike also led the Sonoma Gray Jays Bird-a-Thon team, and he obtained many prizes for our counters, sponsors, and random drawing. This welcome effort made a big difference in PRBO's Bird-a-Thon this year - and we're already looking forward to next year's big day of birding! Pictured Above: Satisfied Counters: from left,Dix boring, PRBO Board members Judith Ciani-Smith and Ann Stone, group leader Rich Stallcup, Chris Corbin and Lisa Hug. |
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