Birdathon
Join us for Birdathon, one of our major fundraisers. It is similar to a walkathon or marathon, except participants raise money for Denver Audubon by birding (not walking or running, whew!). We welcome individuals, couples, and groups at all levels of birding expertise. Please, don’t hesitate; we genuinely appreciate any and all efforts to help with fundraising.
Proceeds fund our school, family, bird banding, and conservation programs. Team members collect pledges from family, friends, co-workers, and anyone else who wants to support your team and our awesome organization. Our goal is to raise $50,000. We encourage NEW teams to register and existing teams to bring on new participants.
There are three ways to participate:
Form a team
Organize a team – just 1 person, 2, or more, who can all bird on the same day during May (it doesn’t matter what day in May, you pick). Plan your route to maximize bird counts. Collect pledges/donations from sponsors: friends, family, coworkers, anyone! Then count bird species for up to 24 hours on your team’s big day and have fun!
To register fill out the online Form below:
Join a Team
Don’t have a team, but want to participate, contact us by email – info@denveraudubon.org or call 303-973-9530. Many of our teams are happy take on new members. We’ll let you know what dates they are birding and connect you with a group.
Support a team
Just click on any one of the donate links below to support your preferred team. If you don’t want to donate online, please mail a check made out to Denver Audubon and include team and/or individual you are supporting. Address: Denver Audubon Birdathon 9308 S Wadsworth BLVD. Littleton, CO 80128.
Support Your Favorite Team
Support the 2024 Birdathon Teams!
Beak to the Future - Denver Audubon Board and Friends
Shelley and Pilar
Scrub J'Oakers
Hugh and Urling Kingery
Tuesday Birders
Cynthia, David, and the Tuesday Birders
Talk Birdy to Me
Ryan, Angie, and friends
Mind the Gape
Master Birder Class of 2019/2020
Birder on a Bike
Kathy
The Good Eggs
Cindy, Chris, Julia, Ryan, Terry, and Emma
No Egrets
Staff Member Lara and Bradley. They Welcome Newcomers.
DA Children's Hospital Volunteers
Barbara, Don, Sue, Susan, Bill, Linda, Karen, and Melinda
Birdathon Rules
- Teams must physically bird together within Colorado over a 24 hour period – on your selected May date
- Team size – 1, 2, or more…
- Register your team using the Birdathon Team Form and select a team type
- New Team – first time participating
- Returning Team – participated in Birdathon before
- Use eBird to record your bird lists and then share with “denveraudubon” (1 word, no spaces). It helps if your Team Name is written on “Add Checklist Comments” line so we know which list(s) go with which team. Even easier, create an eBird Trip Report after completing your Birdathon. This report shows where you have been, what bird species were counted, and the trip participants. You can add “denveraudubon” so that we get your report automatically.
- Contact info@denveraudubon.org if you have questions about sharing your list.
- Don’t use eBird? Use this paper entry from. This way we can post Birdathon status much faster.
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Notify us when you share your eBird lists or trip report ASAP. We can tabulate or check your results if needed.
- Bird ethically and have fun during Colorado’s incredible Spring Migration.