8th Annual Tim McKay Memorial
Birdathon
Have you been looking to do a little stint in birding? Do you have eyes like a hawk?
You’re a lucky duck—the 8th Annual Tim McKay Birdathon is upon us!
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What is Bird-a-thon?
Go birding for a day, keep records of your species list and ask your friends and relatives to help you by contributing a nickel or more per species. Similar to a walk-a-thon, where you raise money from sponsors for each mile walked, a birdathon is a way of raising donations by the amount of bird species that are identified within a 24 hour period. That’s a BIRDATHON!
Anyone can participate, from expert birders to beginners, it is a fun and educational event for all ages. Remember, you can bird from your yard or choose a location to be stationary and as long as you have donors signed up to support your efforts you can qualify for the competition and prizes.
How To Sign-Up
Visit go.rallyup.com/birdathon2023 to register.
Each team member will be responsible for obtaining their own pledges for their team and the team leader will coordinate the team’s effort to collect pledges and get them to the NEC. The easiest way to collect pledges is for the team leader to register your team at go.rallyup.com/birdathon2023 and ask your friends and family to donate via the website.
For a pdf Pledge Sheet, click here.
Why Support:
Birdathon proceeds benefit the Northcoast Environmental Center and Redwood Region Audubon Society (RRAS) equally. The NEC and RRAS do a tremendous amount for our community. They work on a shoestring budget and succeed only with determination, devotion and aid from great volunteers. For 50 years, the NEC has served as a vital hub for information and programs that involve, inform and inspire residents with regard to environmental issues that matter most on California’s North Coast. From watershed awareness and climate action to beach cleanups and celebratory all-species parades, the NEC has been at the forefront for all of us.
RRAS is an all volunteer organization and it is amazing that they coordinate the leadership of weekly and monthly bird and nature walks, write and publish The Sandpiper (the monthly newsletter which comes packaged with EcoNews), provide educational programs for local teachers and schools, host topical speakers once a month, and use reserve funds to help purchase at-risk properties for the improvement of habitat for birds and humans.
