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Support Audubon VT
Birdathon
It's the most fun you'll ever have helping to protect Vermont's
natural heritage.
Held each May, Birdathon is Audubon's
largest annual fundraising event and a great way to get outside
this spring to enjoy all that Vermont's fields, forests and
waterways have to offer. Anyone can do a Birdathon! If you
can't tell a goose from a grouse, we can teach you how, or
simply sign you up as a sponsor. Every year, Vermonters like
you join us to count birds, have fun, and raise vital funds
for Audubon Vermont's important work in environmental conservation,
education, and advocacy.
Here's how a Birdathon works:
The Birdathon is just like a walkathon,
but instead of counting miles, you spend a great spring day
outdoors scanning skies, trees and water - even your backyard
feeder - for birds, collecting pledges to help protect wildlife.
All you have to do is choose a date and time (usually in early
May, when birds are migrating) and start counting.
How Can I Participate in Birdathon?
You can do it alone, with your kids, your colleagues, your
daughter's scout troop, however you choose. You don't have
to be an expert - some people even do Birdathons by counting
the visitors to their feeder. Others cover dozens of miles
in a day, racking up over 100 species. The key to Birdathon
is to have fun!
Form your own birding team
Get a few of your birding
friends together and schedule any day in May to go birding.
Contact us for more information or to register.
Take a corporate "bird break"
Trade in your briefcase for binoculars, grab a co-worker and
count birds on your lunch hour! Contact us for more information
on getting your business involved in Birdathon.
Be a backyard birder
Gather pledges and watch birds in your town park, in your
neighborhood or at your own backyard feeder. Contact us for
more information and a pledge kit.
We know from comments - ranging from the
surprised "Hey, that really was fun" to the more passionate
"I'm hooked on a new hobby!" - that this quirky way of raising
funds truly has a unique appeal.
Last year's Birdathon helped raise over
$12,000 in support of Audubon Vermont's mission to conserve
and restore Vermont's natural ecosystems, focusing on birds
and other wildlife. We hope you'll join with other wildlife
enthusiasts in communities across Vermont to help make Birdathon
a success. All funds raised by Birdathon will remain in
Vermont to fund local programs in environmental education,
science, and public policy.
Can't go birding?
Sponsor an Audubon Vermont staff member or make a straight
donation to Birdathon by using our convenient and secure online
Donation
form.
Whether you're
a serious, casual or beginning birder, you can take part in
Birdathon. For further information, please contact Linda Gilpin
at lgilpin@audubon.org
or 802-434-3068. |
