Hi! Thank you for visiting our PRBO fundraising page for this year's bird-a-thon.
At PRBO we depend on this annual fundraiser to keep many of our projects going - including the Palomarin Field Station, where the funds that our team raise will go. PRBO has been monitoring songbirds and training budding field biologists at Palomarin since 1966. This place has been instrumental in the songbird conservation arena, and in the lives and careers of hundreds of biologists.
How Bird-a-thon Works:
Each year during bird-a-thon, we counters go out and try to see as many bird species as we can in 24 hours. Sponsors can either donate a flat amount (e.g., $10, $25, $75) or (for those who prefer to gamble AND provide our team with incentive to see as many birds as possible!) a per species amount (e.g., $0.10/bird, $0.25/bird, $1.00/bird). To help you with the math, we expect to see 120-160 species. If your pledge amounts to $50 or more, you will receive a one-year PRBO membership. However, any sponsorship amount is a valuable contribution.
If you would like to donate online, it is simple, secure, and quick to do so online by clicking on the DONATE button above or below. For those of you who prefer not to donate online OR who want to pledge a per-species amount, please send an email to Diana Humple (dhumple@prbo.org), Renee Cormier (rcormier@prbo.org), Ryan DiGaudio (rdigaudio@prbo.org) or to any member of our team, and let us know the amount of your pledge. We will contact you with details of how to make the donation.
Our Team:
Bird-a-thon in Point Reyes National Seashore is always a great adventure full of wonderful birds. However, to spice things up a bit, the members of our team (dubbed "The Lookers") dress up every year for bird-a-thon in our finest threads and head out in to the various birding hotspots around The Point.
This year we will do our Bird-a-Thon October 2-3rd. But you can still sponsor us through Oct 15th.
Thanks for considering your support!
--"The Lookers" Team
(Talal Baniowda, Melissa Brady, Xeronimo Castaneda, Renee Cormier, Mark Dettling, Ryan DiGaudio, Nathan Elliott, Megan Elrod, Amanda Gallinat, Tom Gardali, Lisa Harn, Steve Howell, Diana Humple, Scott Jennings, Stefanie Krantz, Dan Lipp, Francesca Massarotto, Libby Porzig, Nat Seavy, Khara Strum)
Stay Focused, Bird Hard, and Look Good!