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Birdathon
is our annual fundraiser. Money collected supports MAS activities to
better serve our members and our mission. Birdathon pays for
important conservation and education programs like Audubon
Adventures. Anyone can participate. All you do is collect pledges
per species or for a set amount. Then on the week of April 20th-26th
during peak spring migration, you bird for a 24-hour period
anywhere in Arizona. Afterwards, you turn your pledges in to our
treasurer, Herb Fibel, 1128 E. Geneva, Tempe, 85282. Pledge forms
can be picked up at the monthly meetings, downloaded from our web
site www.maricopaaudubon.org,
or mailed by request. Pledges
must be received by May 14th to be eligible for prizes. Prizes
will be awarded in May for various categories including the most
species seen, the best bird seen, most lifers seen, most money
raised by an individual or a team, most hours spent birding, etc.
You may form a team or go solo. If you are new to birding and want
to join a team, let me know and I will place you on a team. You
dont need to be an expert to participate. You dont even need
to travel to be eligible for prizes. You can count species in your
neighborhood or your yard, or simply send in a donation.
All
donors of $50 or more will be listed in the summer Wrendition unless
requested otherwise.
To
join a team, lead a team, get pledge forms mailed to you, donate a
prize, or help the Birdathon committee, call Laurie Nessel at (480)
968-5614, laurienessel@hotmail.com.
Maricopa
Audubon Society thanks all of our kind sponsors for their generous
support in this years Birdathon fundraiser and encourages our
members to patronize them whenever possible. |
| Two
hummingbird feeders from Wild Birds Unlimited,
6432 S. McClintock, Tempe, 85283, (480) 777-7991
Ecuador
and its Galapagos: The Ecotavellers' Wildlife Guide
written and donated by Dr.
Dave Pearson
Two
nights at the Santa Rita Lodge Nature Resort
in Madera Canyon (520) 625-8746, santaritalodge.com, lcollister@theriver.com
One
night for two at the Ramsey Canyon Inn 29
Ramsey Canyon Drive, Hereford, AZ 85615, (520) 378-3010 lodging@ramseycanyoninn.com
Guest
passes to Boyce Thompson Arboretum, 37615
U.S. Highway 60, Superior, AZ 85273 U.S.A., (520) 689-2723, http://ag.arizona.edu/BTA/
Two
signed copies of The
Birdseye Guide to 101 Birding Sites
written and donated by Mike
Rupp, (602) 277-0439, http://ruppaerialphoto.com/
Guide
to Birds of the Salton Sea,
by Barbara Massey and Richard Zembal
and Hummingbirds
of the West pocket guide.
Donated by Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum,
www.desertmuseum.org, (520)
883-1380, 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson, AZ 85743
A
certificate good for a Canyon
Walk, from Southeast Arizona Bird
Observatory (SABO), P.O.Box 5521, Bisbee, AZ
85603-5521, sabo@sabo.org, http://www.sabo.org/,
(520) 432-1388
A
Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America (Peterson Field
Guides)
(signed copy), written and donated by Sheri Williamson
from SABO |
Family
passes to the Desert Botanical Gardens, 1201
N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008, (602) 941-1217, http://www.dbg.org
Two
nights for two at the Casa
de San Pedro Bed and Breakfast, 8933 S. Yell Lane,
Hereford, AZ 85615,
(520) 366-1300, www.bedandbirds.com,
info@bedandbirds.com
$20
gift certificate from Changing
Hands Bookstore, 6428 E. McClintock Dr., Tempe 85283,
(480) 730-0205, www.changinghands.com
Stained
glass window by Laurie Nessel
AZ
Traveler Guidebook - Birds of AZ;
Bird Log: A Kids Journal ;
Southern AZ Trails;
NAS Guide to Wild Bird Photography;
Bird Watchers Coloring Book- Birds of the Southwest;
donated by The
Nature Conservancy of Arizona, Muleshoe
Lodging, 6502 N. Muleshoe Ranch Rd., Willcox, AZ 85643, www.muleshoelodging.org
, muleshoe@starband.net,
520-212-4295
Sony
FM Walkman donated by Mr.
Telescope, 20 E. Camelback, Phoenix, AZ (602) 955-5521
gift
certificate from Wide World of Maps, (602)
279-2323, 2626 W. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 1444 W. Southern
Ave., Mesa.
One
night for two at the George Walker House Bed and
Breakfast, (520) 558-2287, (209) 827-0936 (Nov.-Feb.),www.thegeorgewalker
house.com; Winjac12@vtc.net;
2225 W. George Walker Lane, Portal, AZ 85623
merchandise
from Trader Joe's, various valley locations.
Log
on to www.maricopaaudubon.org
for more prizes, too late to list in this issue. |
