Nerdy For Birdies is a youth birdwatching club in Phoenix, Arizona. We lead monthly birding walks around Phoenix, Tucson and Casa Grande. You can view our calendar of events here.
This club was started after my son (aka NinjaBirder) and I attended the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival in 2019. He noticed that there were not a lot kids at the festival (including the family events that were offered), and was inspired to try to change that. Nerdy For Birdies was created in August 2019, and we held our first youth birdwalk in September. Since then birding has become a huge part of our everyday life. We have attended many bird events around Arizona, been on lots of birdwalks, watched numerous bird videos/webinars, and participated in several citizen science projects related to birds. We even started volunteering with several of the Audubon Chapters. We have also participated in the Christmas Bird Count in 2020 and 2021 (we actually started a circle for Phoenix which hasn't been counted since the early 1900s), Project FeederWatcher, the Great Backyard Bird Count, International Migratory Bird Day, and the Birdathon in 2020 and 2021. One day, Rowyn also hopes to have a part time business leading birdwalks! We are so excited to join the Birdathon again this year to help raise money for the Tucson Audubon Society, so that they can continue their important work and hopefully we will also get a few more people excited about birds along the way!
Team Nerdy for Birdies will be conducting their birdathon day in May at Gilbert Riparian Preserve.
Check back to find out how many birds and what type of birds we see.
You can either make a donation or if you prefer you can make a pledge now and pay later...we love a challege!
Kathy and Rowyn Balman
Pledges:
- Marcia Grand: $10/species; $5 for every active nest (building, eggs, sitting, etc); $10 for every species of identified snake; $5 for every species of identified butterfly; $50 for a turtle; an extra $100 if you ID 5 or more hummingbird species; $500 for one eagle
Birds have a unique, special, and different meaning to each of us. So, too, is each of our connection with Tucson Audubon Society personal and distinct. During Birdathon, we combine the love of bird watching during spring migration with support for bird conservation.
Birdathoners are birders and social fundraisers, joining together to make a difference for the birds and habitats of Southeast Arizona. Birdathoners continue a tradition that has held strong for over 30 years!
Each Birdathoner's personal network of supporters is what helps makes Birdathon possible.
Birdathon donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Tucson Audubon Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Supporting a team by writing a check?
- Make checks payable to: Tucson Audubon Society
- Write the team name on memo line
- Mail to:
Tucson Audubon Society
PO Box 91770
Tucson, AZ 85752
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Marcia Grand | 06/28/2022 | $355.00 | Kathy Balman | 05/18/2022 | $25.00 | So proud of you. | Kim L. Andrews | 05/07/2022 | $103.30 |
| Total | $483.30 | ||