Are You Ready for Birdathon in May?
Birdathon is a fundraising event that lasts for the entire month of May. The funds we raise support our efforts in promoting birds, education, and conservation. Last year, we reached out to children and adults at various schools and events to educate the public about the beauty of birds. We planted and cared for hundreds of native trees and shrubs in Marymoor Park. We provided numerous field trips. All of this made possible by your contributions. This year, we hope to do more.
There are 4 ways you can get involved and help us meet our Birdathon goals.
Join a Field Trip
For 11 months a year, we offer field trips for anyone who simply signs up. In May, we ask that each participant donate $25 for each field trip they would like to attend. We have some great trips we are planning, and would love to invite each and every one of you. Keep an eye on our May calendar as we finalize the details. And please don’t forget to register and donate!
Support a Big Day Team
A big day is simply any day in the month of May where a team goes out and counts as many birds as possible. You can support one of our teams by pledging a dollar amount for each bird species that team sees. For example, if you pledge $1.00 per species and that team sees 100 birds, you helped us raise $100.00! Simply go to our Birdathon page and click on the team you wish to support!
Global Big Day
How is a Global Big Day different than a Teams Big Day? A Global Big Day is not a team event where you raise money, but an individual event where you pay $25.00 to join. On May 13, we would invite you to participate in the eBird Global Big Day. For $25.00, you can challenge yourself against other Eastside Audubon Birders to see who saw the most bird species and gain bragging rights! You can learn more by going to our Global Big Day page. Do note that using eBird and connecting it to Eastside Audubon is a requirement, which you can find instructions on how to do that on our Global Big Day page.
Making a Contribution
Do you just want to make it simple and contribute to our Birdathon efforts to raise funds? We have a plan for that. Please consider making a contribution by going here or consider mailing us a check at:
Eastside Audubon
PO Box 3115
Kirkland, WA 98083-3115
No matter which method you choose to support Eastside Audubon, your support is needed more than ever. We are grateful to all of our supporters, members, and volunteers. You really do keep the birds singing by connecting people to nature.
As always, I am here to answer any questions you may have. Please reach out to me at president@eastsideaudubon.org
With gratitude,
Jeremy Lucas
President, Eastside Audubon Society