John Schaust
Team Wild Birds Unlimited is participating in competitive birding for conservation with our local Audubon. We found 119 species in a single day two years ago, 143 last year and hope to find close to 175 this year.
119 species in 2011
143 species in 2012
300 species in 2013?
Recently, a Birdathon team from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology made North American history with 294 species recorded in a single day on April 25, 2013 in Texas. With around 400 bird species found in Indiana in a calendar year, Team Wild Birds Unlimited could only dream of that kind of number.
But, it’s not just about the number of species seen for a Birdathon team. It’s about bird conservation.
Brian Cunningham
Birding teams do these Big Day Birdathon events to raise funds for much-needed bird conservation and education. Funds pledged this year for our Wild Birds Unlimited Team go toward bird habitat protection, research and education; particularly for the beautiful and vulnerable Cerulean Warbler.
Will we surpass 150 species this year? 175? Follow our Big Day Birdathon progress on May 16 via the Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. Facebook page. We’ll start the day at 3:00 a.m. EDT and will post updates throughout the day.
Rob Ripma, Wild Birds Unlimited Sales Associate, Nuttybirder.com Author and Blogger
Make a financial pledge, wish us luck and follow our progress!
