2025 Birdathon Friends & Family Fundraising

Now - May 16

$11,499Raised of $40,000

Make every bird count

Birdathon is our biggest fundraiser of the year, with a 2025 peer-to-peer fundraising goal of raising $40,000 to protect birds in the Bay Area. Every dollar raised this year helps students at Title I schools connect with nature through our EcoEd program, mobilizes our volunteers to restore critical bird habitat, and supports our bird-friendly local advocacy efforts.

Become a Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser

Of all the ways to participate in this year’s Birdathon, creating your own fundraising campaign might be the most fun way to support local bird conservation! Also it's completely free and all birding skill levels are welcome to join in on the fun.

Birding between now and May 16th?

Create a fundraising goal and activity goal for yourself (think walkathon, but instead of logging your miles you'll log the number of bird species you observe, number of bird species you photograph, or number of birding hotspots you visit!) Then, create your fundraising page here! Share your page with friends and family, and move onto the most enjoyable part, going birding!

The How, When, and Where you decide to go birding is up to you, as long as it happens between now and May 16. Once you get going, you'll want to periodically update your activity progress and share it on your page. And that's it!

Watch our Webinar Orientation

Keep Up With All Things Birdathon!

There's a lot to love about this year's Birdathon so make sure you stay up to date on all our adventure tours, Bay Birding Challenge updates, auction Items, and celebration announcements!

View our main Birdathon Page

View our Bay Birding Challenge

Follow our Facebook and Instagram

Subscribe to our E-Newsletter

Every Dollar Makes a Difference

Burrowing Owls

These charismatic hunters return to the Bay shoreline each winter. Previous Birdathoners have supported the ongoing monitoring along the Berkeley shoreline, helping advocate to make this species fully protected under the Endangered Species Act. Photo by Doug Donaldson

$30

Questions?

You can reach out to GGBA's Development Officer, George Marschall, at gmarschall@goldengatebirds.org or by calling 510-319-7136. We're here to help your Birdathon take flight, so please reach out with any questions or for more information!

Get Your Birdathon Swag!

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Photo Credit

American White Pelicans by David Assman