So, that time has rolled around again and I am excited to be a member of the Wrenegades birding team, with the opportunity to raise money for a worthy organization and have fun at the same time. We have a new covid-adapted strategy this year, fanning out in pairs for the morning to different areas along our traditional route and then meeting up together in the afternoon to finish up, all of us immunized but still at a respectful distance.
I do this to raise money for the Tucson Audubon Society, because I believe in the work it does for environmental conservation and education/outreach. While letting me pretend to still be a scientist, collecting and analyzing data on bird populations in the southwest borderlands, I have also been able to participate in projects ranging from putting webcams in nest boxes to using voice-recognition software to find specific vocalizations amongst hundreds of hours of our sound recordings from the field. In this coming year, I’m hoping to help with new projects in redesigning the Finding Birds book of the future and installing MOTUS tracking stations for migrating birds. I’m asking you to please contribute towards those goals and thanks so much for joining me in supporting this effort.
Pledges:
- Olga Harbour: $75 flat pledge plus bonus for Golden Eagle
- John Bartley: $1/species
- Susan Kozacek: $1/species and an extra $0.50 for every bird that can be identified by its song/call
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
300 E University Blvd #120
Tucson, AZ 85705
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Susan K. Kozacek | 05/18/2021 | $164.06 | Olga D. Harbour | 05/13/2021 | $75.00 | Lorena Helentjaris | 05/06/2021 | $100.00 | John Ulreich | 05/04/2021 | $150.00 | John E. Bartley | 05/03/2021 | $206.28 | Stephen Helentjaris | 04/23/2021 | $103.30 | Barbara O. Schneidau | 04/21/2021 | $50.00 | Butch Ukura | 04/21/2021 | $26.06 | Paul Chad | 04/19/2021 | $103.30 | Judith Ann Lincoln | 04/14/2021 | $150.00 | All the best! Thanks for your service. Missing AZ like crazy. Hope '22 we can come out and suss out those birds together! Maybe with son Chris? | Rebecca Yarrison | 04/14/2021 | $76.77 | Regina Kostyu | 04/12/2021 | $75.00 | Jim A. Gessaman | 04/12/2021 | $50.00 | Virginia Daversa | 04/12/2021 | $82.70 | Good luck on your Birdathon. | Mark Leppert | 04/12/2021 | $150.00 | Jack Gardiner | 04/12/2021 | $100.00 | Go Wrenagades! The work you are doing is important! | Nancy J. Lemaster | 04/12/2021 | $103.30 | Diane Helentjaris | 04/11/2021 | $100.00 | Donna Shattuck | 04/11/2021 | $260.46 | Lisa Kim | 04/11/2021 | $206.28 |
| Total | $2,332.51 | ||