2010 Bird-A-Thon
September 1st - October 15th
 
NEW this year! - Bird-A-Thon Bird Walks 

Dust off your binoculars and join PRBO Conservation Science for a 3-hour birding adventure!  Identify bird species and leard about their habitats.  Your $25 fee will support the Bird-A-Thon.  Bird Walks take place from 9:00 am-12:00 noon, are limited to 15 people per walk, and are open to the public.  Please contact Emily Sanborn at 707-781-2555 ext. 320 or esanborn@prbo.org to sign up for a Bird Walk and/or the Bird-A-Thon.

• September 9th, Thursday; Bodega Bay Harbor
  -lead by Mike Parmeter, PRBO Bird-A-Thon Committee Chair
• September 10th, Friday; Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont
  -lead by John Luther, PRBO Bird-A-Thon Committee Member
• September 11th, Saturday; Abbott’s Lagoon in Point Reyes
  -lead by Lishka Arata, PRBO Conservation Educator
• September 17th, Friday; Outer Point Reyes
  -lead by Rich Stallcup, PRBO Naturalist
• September 19th, Sunday; San Francisco Presidio
  -lead by Ivan Samuels, PRBO Bird-A-Thon Committee Member
• October 3rd, Sunday; Shollenberger Park and Helen Putnam Park in Petaluma
  -lead by Missy Wipf, PRBO Conservation Educator
  

If you've never heard of a Bird-A-Thon before, think of it as a
spell-a-thon where you count birds instead of words!

As a counter, you choose any 24-hour period from September 1 through October 15, 2010 to go birding, and identify as many bird species as you can.

To raise funds for PRBO’s award-winning conservation science and education programs, you ask friends, relatives and businesses to pledge a certain amount per species, or to make a flat donation to your Bird-A-Thon.

Our goal this year is to raise $120,000. Can we count on you to help?

Bird-a-Thon donations help PRBO reduce the negative impacts of environmental and land use change on birds and the ecosystems they depend upon.

It may seem a quirky way to raise funds, but during the past 32 years Bird-A-Thon has raised over $2.2 million to protect birds and their habitats.

Please join us as a Bird-A-Thon counter this year!

Help for Counters

At PRBO, we are here to help you complete a successful and rewarding Bird-A-Thon! You can do your own count, form a team, or accompany a more experienced birder. You can solicit your sponsors by mail or by email--or use both methods.

Bird-A-Thon by Mail
If you'd like to contact your sponsors by mail, click here to download all the forms and ideas you'll need.

Bird-A-Thon Online!
Click here to set up your FirstGiving page and start fundraising!

Bird-A-Thon with PRBO Naturalist Rich Stallcup
If you secure $300 or more in pledges, you may do your Bird-A-Thon with Rich Stallcup, PRBO’s Naturalist, who always finds many species, thus improving your count!

Expectations

• Each counter must raise or pledge a minimum of $25.

• Please follow the Birder’s Code of Ethics during your Bird-A-Thon, including not playing the calls of any threatened or endangered species.

More help
Would you like to find out more? Find a team to join? Bird-A-Thon with Rich Stallcup?

Please click here to send an email to the 2010 Bird-A-Thon Coordinator, or call 707.781.2555 x320.