$938
Raised of $500
Based on 59 bird species counted each worth $15.90
Isaac Hosey
Fundraiser Profile
Isaac Hosey's Birdathon Page
Hello! My name is Isaac Braden Hosey and I’m about to embark on another Birdathon (my third one) to support birds and nature! This Birdathon supports Birds Connect Seattle, a local conservation group working to make our region a better place for birds and other wildlife.
What is Birdathon? It’s like a walkathon, but instead of counting steps or miles, I’ll spend 24 hours spotting and listening for as many bird species as possible. To see more birds, I will plan out my day (and night!) to reach as many different habitats as possible, from city parks to wetlands to sandy beaches and old-growth forests. It’s a way to raise funds for urban conservation, environmental education, and science programs right here in our community.
I will do my Birdathon on Wednesday, May 14 and my goal is to see 55 different species of birds, starting with the Dark-Eyed Juncos nesting on my patio. At Lincoln Park I might spot a Caspian Tern in the air that is fishing in Puget Sound. At Marymoore Park in Redmond, I hope to be lucky enough to encounter the Northern Shrike that was there on my last visit.
I’d love your support for my Birdathon! A donation of $100, $50 or even $25 makes a real impact, and every dollar gets me closer to my goal of raising $500 for Birds Connect Seattle. To challenge me to see as many bird species as possible in my 24-hour Birdathon, you could pledge a certain amount per species (for example, $1 per species). If you believe in protecting birds and wild spaces, please chip in through my fundraising page.
Thank you for supporting me in this meaningful endeavor! It means a lot to me, and to all of the birds that we see every day.
Isaac Hosey
3 wk. ago
59
bird species counted
$15.90
Per bird species counted
$938.10
Earned
HELLO!
Here is the story of my Birdathon “Big Day” which is a fundraiser for Birds Connect Seattle!
My Birdathon morning started out with a drive east of Seattle to Redmond to Marymoor Park, a large county park on Lake Sammamish known for rich habitat and lots of birds (among other things). In the parking lot we got Bird #1, an American Crow that hopped right up to us because of the bagel my mom was eating. He did not get any of her bagel. Our first path took us through semi-open, semi-soggy meadow that was full of birdsong, like yellow warbler, common yellowthroat, brown-headed cowbird, purple finch and savannah sparrow. Next we headed down a paved path towards the water that went through deciduous woods. It had rained the night before (and was still a bit drizzly) and the path was full of banana slugs. We avoided stepping on slugs and saw cedar waxwing, black-headed grosbeak, American goldfinch and Bewick’s wren. At the waterfront there is a small pier that juts into the lake, from which we saw a couple gadwalls and mallards. Tree swallows nest in hanging nest boxes at the end of the platform and it was fun to watch them swoop in and out with bugs and worms for their babies. We continued on the boardwalk along the slough, and I was making a noise similar to a barn owl, which the bird call tracker on my Mom’s phone thought was a real barn owl, so that was funny. There are nesting barn owls at Marymoor but we did not see or hear any. I spotted a colorful wood duck perched on a fallen tree at the edge of the slough before turning back to the car.
The second stop we made was the Montlake Fill (aka the Urban Bay Natural Area at the University of Washington). I saw a family of ducks with ducklings (mallards) and a family of geese with goslings (Canada), along with many songbirds like Nashville warbler, red-winged blackbird and marsh wren, and a highlight for me—two adult ospreys hanging out together on a big, dead tree.
Next we went to Green Lake in hopes of seeing a pied-billed grebe, but we never saw one. We did see chipping sparrow and violet-green swallow, though.
Back in our neighborhood, we went to our regular hangout, Lincoln Park, to try for all the coniferous forest species we’d missed thus far, and had lots of luck there. Our first bird there was a Cooper’s hawk that landed on a nearby branch. We heard the three thrushes we expected to (hermit, Swainson’s, and varied thrushes) and a lot of forest warblers as well (Townsend’s warbler and black-throated gray warbler). At nearby Lowman Beach we saw an angry killdeer defending a nearby nest in the driftwood, and three surf scoters. (We also saw three harbor seal heads sticking out of the water).
Overall, I saw/heard 59 bird species on this Big Day! Thank you so much for supporting me and for helping to support birds and nature!
Sincerely, Isaac Braden Hosey
MY BIRD LIST May 16, 2025
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
Surf Scoter
Western Grebe
Vaux’s Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
Virginia Rail
Killdeer
Glaucous-winged Gull
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Flycatcher
Hutton’s Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller’s Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Cedar Waxwing
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
European starling
Townsend’s Solitaire
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak
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Birds Connect Seattle advocates and organizes for cities where people and birds thrive. We envision our local cities integrating and valuing nature, minimizing threats to birds, and protecting habitat.
