TogetherGreen: CATCH THE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT!
TogetherGreen is a new Audubon initiative made possible by a grant from Toyota. The grant sponsors innovative conservation projects, supports environmental leadership, and helps Americans connect with their environment and their communities through volunteer efforts.
Last summer, Chicago Audubon partnered with Thorn Creek Audubon in applying to the National Audubon Society for one of the volunteer grants available under this program. We were one of forty groups selected from throughout the U.S. to receive one of these grants.
BIRDATHON! May 16th and 17th, 2009
The 10th Annual Dr. William S. Beecher Birdathon Cup Challenge
First of all, thanks to all who participated 2009 CAS Birdathon on May 16 and 17. This may have been the strangest year so far from a species breakdown standpoint. Every year each team has some species that they alone identified, but this year we had an especially interesting breakdown. The three teams combined for 170 species, which is the 4th best total in the history of the Beecher Cup competition (184 in 2005 is the record). The Blue-collar Birders had 10 species that no other team had which included Blackburnian, Cerulean, Prothonotary & Connecticut Warblers. The Present President's Posse had 15 (12 of which were shorebirds!) and the Steel Belted Kingfishers had 22 (including three owls and pelican).
The totals:
Steel Belted Kingfishers - 140
Blue Collar Birders - 128
Present President's Posse - 125
To download a pdf of all the identified species click here
Want to contribute? Download a pledge form pdf here
TogetherGreen VOLUNTEER WORK DAY AT SPRING CREEK:
Saturday, June 13 - RAINED OUT - Makeup date TBA