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$675

Raised of $1,234

Millennial Falcons

96 total number of bird species seen

Team participating in Great Wisconsin Birdathon 2026

Takes place Apr 15 - Jun 15, 2026

Captained by Ben Lam

Support our team in the Great Wisconsin Birdathon!

The Great Wisconsin Birdathon is back and NRF's Wayfarers team, the Millennial Falcons, is returning for its tenth year! Join us on Saturday, May 30th for a fun-filled day of birding for a good cause. Our goal is to find some of our favorite birds, get outside to some amazing areas surrounding Madison, and raise $1,234 to protect the birds of the galaxy!

Where are we heading? Here’s a rough plan of our day – meet up with us for any or all of it!

7:00 am to 9:00 am: Picnic Point (Lakeshore Nature Preserve)
– 2003 University Bay Dr, Madison, WI 53705 (main parking lot)
9:30 am to 11:30 am: Nine Springs
– Capital City Trl, Madison, WI 53713
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm: Vienna Pothole Wildlife Area/ County V Ponds
– Small parking lot on Schumacher Rd
12:45 pm: End/Late Lunch at Lone Girl Brewing in Waunakee
– 114 E Main St #101, Waunakee, WI 53597

RSVP via this Google Form by May 27th if you’d like to bird with us.

Birds need our help! North America has lost over 3 billion birds since the 1970s, but we can help #BringBirdsBack. By donating to our team, you're supporting the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin's Bird Protection Fund, which funds Wisconsin's highest priority bird conservation projects.

Your support would mean a lot to our team. Birds have made an incredible difference in our lives and we want to protect them. Every dollar counts when it comes to helping our birds, so no donation is too small. Thank you for considering!

Make a donation online by clicking "donate" above, or mail a check to: Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, ATTN: Great Wisconsin Birdathon, 211 S. Paterson St., Suite 100, Madison, WI 53703 (and include our team's name in the memo line!)

Team Members 9

Zachary Pickett

1 wk. ago

95

number of bird species seen

$0.80

Per bird species seen

$76

Earned

More than halfway the target; I guess I should have picked a bigger target.

Zachary Pickett

1 wk. ago

The Millennial Falcons will be soaring at the end of this month in Madison. Can't wait to return to the Ole 608 to rekindle great friendships and revisit great spots for birds.

Everyone prepare your necks for the warbler waves coming; and keep an eye out for TICKS. I was out the other day and got two in 1" high grass.

Adrianna Mena

1 mo. ago

1

number of bird species seen

$10

Per bird species seen

$10

Earned

If I had a dollar for every Red-winged Blackbird on my block, I'd have $10! They are very vocal and sometimes like to dive frighteningly close to me and Poncho on our walks. 🐶

Donations 14

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Your Donation Makes a Difference For Birds

Donations made to the Great Wisconsin Birdathon support the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin’s Bird Protection Fund, which has given out over $1.4 million towards Wisconsin’s highest priority bird conservation projects since its inception in 2009.

Whether it's creating Piping Plover habitat, rearing Whooping Crane chicks, spreading awareness about declining songbirds, supporting community initiatives for bird-friendly neighborhoods, engaging new and underrepresented voices in the birding community, building impactful collaborations to protect Wisconsin's Important Bird Areas, or protecting our neotropical migrants on their long migratory journeys to Central America... the Bird Protection Fund is there to help.

Your donations make this work possible. Thank you for supporting on-the-ground conservation and being there #ForTheBirds!